守宮

See also: 守宫

Chinese

to guard palace
trad. (守宮)
simp. (守宫)

Pronunciation


Noun

守宮

  1. gecko

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (守宮):
  • Japanese: (しゅ)(きゅう) (shukyū)
  • Korean: 수궁(守宮) (sugung)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
家守

Pronunciation

Noun

守宮(やもり) or 守宮(ヤモリ) • (yamori

  1. a gecko
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Chinese, but which variety?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅきゅう [shùkyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨkʲɨː]

Noun

(しゅ)(きゅう) • (shukyū

  1. a gecko

References

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