小皺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 皺
こ
Grade: 1
さび
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
小さび (common)

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞sa̠bʲi]

Noun

小(こ)皺(さび) • (kosabi) 

  1. paper-covered eboshi with small wrinkles
    Antonym: 大(おお)皺(さび) (ōsabi)
    Hypernym: 烏(え)帽(ぼ)子(し) (eboshi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 皺
こ
Grade: 1
しわ > じわ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
小じわ (common)

Compound of 小(こ) (ko, “small, little”) + 皺(しわ) (shiwa, “wrinkles”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こじわ [kòjíwá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ʑiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

小(こ)皺(じわ) • (kojiwa) 

  1. fine wrinkles
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