肉月
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 肉 | 月 |
| にく Grade: 2 |
つき > づき Grade: 1 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
Etymology
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From 肉 (niku, “meat; flesh”) + 月 (tsuki, “moon”), referring to its etymological origin as the character 肉 (“meat; flesh”) and its present appearance as 月. Compare Jin 月肉旁. The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
肉月 • (nikuzuki)
- The kanji component 月, appearing on the left, etymologically 肉 (“meat; flesh”) and used in words related to the body.
- Synonym: 肉部 (nikubu)