"杖" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. Tags: Jinmeiyō, kanji, no-gloss

Noun

IPA: [t͡sɨᵝe̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (つえ)), tsue [romanization], twe [romanization], つゑ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: ⟨tuwe⟩ → /tuwe/ → /t͡suwe/ → /t͡suje/ → /t͡sue/ From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨tuwe⟩}} ⟨tuwe⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=つえ}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-noun|つえ|hhira=つゑ}} 杖(つえ) • (tsue) ^(←つゑ (twe)?)
  1. staff, stick, walking stick, cane, stave, strove, rod, wand
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-JZEepEcg
  2. something one leans on, a support
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-55eUnFdf Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11
  3. a cane used for corporal punishment
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-15EjUW1O Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11
  4. a particularly shaped stirring stick used to make New Year's porridge Synonyms: 粥杖
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-dt8e2LPV Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 15 13 23 0 3 11 2 8 9 8 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 2 12 12 21 0 4 11 4 10 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 2 12 12 21 0 4 11 4 10 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 10 14 18 0 4 12 4 9 9 9 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 15 17 26 0 6 16 5 13
  5. the stem of a pear
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-eWdJBd43
  6. (historical) a traditional unit of length
    (historical) approximately 3 meters
    Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-snQau5ZZ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  7. (historical) a traditional unit of length
    (historical) seven 尺 (shaku, traditional Japanese foot) and five 寸 (sun, traditional Japanese inch), or approximately 2.3 meters
    Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-DKblKof0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11
  8. (historical) a traditional unit of area Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-f8~pG-K9 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  9. (historical) a traditional unit of area
    (historical) one-fifth of a 段 (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m²
    Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-locyug~v Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ,
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (じょう)), [romanization], dyau [romanization], ぢやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 杖 (MC drjangX). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょう'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|杖}} 杖 (MC drjangX) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょう|hhira=ぢやう}} 杖(じょう) • (jō) ^(←ぢやう (dyau)?)
  1. a jo: a fighting staff, a little over 4 尺 (shaku, “a traditional unit of measure, about 30 cm or a foot”) long, shorter than a 棒 (bō, “quarterstaff”)
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-zjeZ~IvG
  2. (historical) under the ancient Ritsuryō system, caning as a form of corporal punishment Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-vKogrzJK Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  3. (historical) a traditional unit of area: one-fifth of a 段 (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m² Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-杖-ja-noun-htbs94Tf Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 2 11 12 18 0 2 15 1 13 7 7 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 錫杖: a khakkhara (shakujō), a Buddhist monk's (english: sounding staff), 杖道 (jōdō) (ruby: (じょう), (どう)) (english: a traditional Japanese martial art using a shortened staff), 杖術: the techniques of jōdō (jōjutsu), a traditional Japanese martial art using a shortened staff Coordinate_terms: () (ruby: (ぼう)) (english: a bo staff)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 杖 meaning in Japanese (10.7kB)

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        {
          "english": "He wields an array of wands, each of which is used for a distinctive attack.",
          "ref": "2000 March 1, “古代魔導士”, in BOOSTER 7, Konami",
          "roman": "Kazuōku no tsue o mochi, sorezore o tsukaiwake tasai na kōgeki o suru.",
          "ruby": [
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              "古",
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              "代",
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              "魔",
              "ま"
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            [
              "導",
              "どう"
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              "士",
              "し"
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              "杖",
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              "彩",
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          "text": "数多くの杖を持ち、それぞれを使い分け多彩な攻撃をする。"
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      "other": "つえ"
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      "ipa": "[t͡sɨᵝe̞]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "筇"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "丈"
    }
  ],
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    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
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}

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