蹲踞

Chinese

crouch; squat be based upon; squat
trad. (蹲踞) 蹲 踞
simp. #(蹲踞) 蹲 踞

Pronunciation


Verb

蹲踞

  1. to crouch; to squat

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蹲 踞
そん
Hyōgaiji
こ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
蹲 踞
そん
Hyōgaiji
きょ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 蹲踞 (MC dzwon kjoH). The reading of sonko uses the go'on reading of ko for 踞.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そ​んきょ [sóꜜǹkyò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sõ̞ŋʲkʲo̞]
  • IPA(key): [sõ̞ŋko̞]

Noun

蹲(そん)踞(きょ) or 蹲(そん)踞(こ) • (sonkyo or sonko) 

  1. crouch; squat
  2. (sumo, kendo) sonkyo

Verb

蹲(そん)踞(きょ)する or 蹲(そん)踞(こ)する • (sonkyo suru or sonko suru) suru (stem 蹲(そん)踞(きょ)し (sonkyo shi), past 蹲(そん)踞(きょ)した (sonkyo shita))

  1. to crouch; to squat
  2. (sumo, kendo) to assume the sonkyo position
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蹲 踞
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular
Alternative spelling
蹲

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 蹲(つくば)う (tsukubau).

Pronunciation

Noun

蹲踞(つくばい) • (tsukubai) ←つくばひ (tukubafi)?

  1. tsukubai (small basin used in Buddhist ritual ablution and before the tea ceremony)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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