竜頭

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たつ
Grade: S
かしら > がしら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

(たつ) (tatsu, dragon) + (かしら) (kashira, head). The kashira changes to gashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たつ)(がしら) (tatsugashira

  1. an ornament in the shape of a dragon's head

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN