鶏冠

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See also: 雞冠 and 鸡冠

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
とり > と
Grade: S
Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
鷄冠 (kyūjitai)
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/tosːaka//tosaka/

Shift from earlier tossaka (see Etymology 2 below). Now the modern spelling.

The kanji spelling is from keikan (see Etymology 4 below).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鶏冠(とさか) (tosaka

  1. a comb, cockscomb (fleshy crest of a rooster)
    Synonyms: (saka), 肉冠 (nikukan)
  2. (colloquial) Short for 鶏冠海苔 (tosaka nori): a species of red algae, Meristotheca papulosa
  3. (theater) a kind of wig used in kabuki, with the front hair cut and split apart on the sides; used by onnagata to portray old hags
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Idioms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
とり > とっ
Grade: S
Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
鷄冠 (kyūjitai)

/tori saka//tosːaka/

Shift from earlier torisaka (see Etymology 3 below).

The kanji spelling is from keikan (see Etymology 4 below).

Noun

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鶏冠(とっさか) (tossaka

  1. (archaic) a comb, cockscomb (fleshy crest of a rooster)
    Synonym: (saka)
  2. (archaic, colloquial) Short for 鶏冠海苔 (tossaka nori): a species of red algae, Meristotheca papulosa
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
とり
Grade: S
Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
鷄冠 (kyūjitai)

Possibly a shift from a compound of (tori, chicken) +‎ (saka, hill). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is from keikan (see Etymology 4 below).

Noun

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鶏冠(とりさか) (torisaka

  1. (obsolete) a comb, cockscomb (fleshy crest of a rooster)
    Synonym: (saka)
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Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
かん
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
鷄冠 (kyūjitai)

/kei kʷan//keːkan/

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 雞冠 (MC kej kwan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)(かん) (keikanけいくわん (keikwan)?

  1. a comb, cockscomb (fleshy crest of a rooster)
  2. (mineralogy, colloquial) Short for 鶏冠石 (keikanseki): realgar
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Proper noun

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(けい)(かん) (Keikan

  1. Jiguan (a district of Heilongjiang, China)

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN