非常口

Japanese

Kanji in this term
非	常	口
ひ Grade: 5	じょう Grade: 5	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Etymology

非常 (hijō, “emergency”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “opening”). The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひじょーぐち [hìjóꜜògùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiʑo̞ːɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

非(ひ)常(じょう)口(ぐち) • (hijōguchi)

emergency exit

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
非	常	口

Noun

非常口 • (bisanggu) (hangeul 비상구)

hanja form^? of 비상구 (“emergency exit”)