浮子

Chinese

		to float	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (浮子)		浮	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fúzi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fúzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fúzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: fú-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwu.tzy
  - Palladius: фуцзы (fuczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

Noun

浮子

(colloquial) float (object attached to a fishing line)

Synonyms

漂兒／漂儿 (piāor)
浮漂 (fúpiāo)
魚漂／鱼漂 (yúpiāo)
漁漂／渔漂 (yúpiāo)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
浮	子
あば
Grade: S	Grade: 1
jukujikun

A shift in meaning from 網端 (aba, “the edge of a fishing net”), from the way that floats or weights are attached to the edge of a net.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あば [áꜜbà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠ba̠]

Noun

浮子(あば) • (aba)

a fishnet float
(less common) a fishnet weight

Synonyms

(weight): 錘(おもり) (omori)

Derived terms

浮子(あば)方(かた), 網(あ)端(ば)肩(かた) (abakata): the upper portion of a fishing net to which floats are attached
浮子(あば)木(ぎ), 網(あ)端(ば)木(ぎ) (abagi): a piece of wood used as a float on the edge of a fishing net

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
浮	子
う(き) Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 浮き (uki, “floating; floater”) +‎ 子 (ko, “small thing”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟kʲiko̞]

Noun

浮(うき)子(こ) • (ukiko)

(uncommon) a fishnet float

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
浮	子
う(き) Grade: S	Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 浮子 – see the following entry.

【浮うき】

[noun] a float used in fishing

[noun] a fishnet float

[noun] a buoy

[noun] a float in a tank or other container, used to determine the level of liquid

[noun] a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning

[noun] the areas between the scutes on a tortoiseshell

[noun] (Noh theater) singing in a higher tone than the previous melody

[noun] (puppeteer jargon) a boat, a ship

Alternative spelling
泛子

(This term, 浮子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
浮	子
う(け) Grade: S	Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 浮子 – see the following entry.

【浮うけ】

[noun] a float used in fishing

[noun] a fishnet float

[noun] a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning

Alternative spelling
泛子

(This term, 浮子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
浮	子
ふ Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 浮子 (MC bjuw tsiX).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふし [fúꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

浮(ふ)子(し) • (fushi)

a float used in fishing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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