識語

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
識	語
しき Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi	goon

Shift from shigo (see below),^[1]^[2] using the more-common reading of 識 (shiki) for the first kanji.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しきご [shìkígó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[2]
(Tokyo) しきご [shìkíꜜgò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕikʲiɡo̞]

Noun

識(しき)語(ご) • (shikigo) ^{←しきご (sikigo)^?}

(bibliography) the description of the provenance of a book, compare English preface

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
識	語
し Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi	goon

From 識 (shi, “marker, sign”) +‎ 語 (go, “speech, word”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しご [shíꜜgò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

識(し)語(ご) • (shigo) ^{←しご (sigo)^?}

(bibliography, uncommon) the description of the provenance of a book

References

^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN