弱冠

Chinese
 
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
to head; hat; crown
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad.
(弱冠)		 弱 冠

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 弱 冠
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 陽 (107) 桓 (62)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 而灼切 古玩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ȵɨɐk̚/ /kuɑnH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ȵiɐk̚/ /kʷɑnH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȵʑiɑk̚/ /kuɑnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ȵɨak̚/ /kwanH/
Li
Rong		 /ȵiak̚/ /kuɑnH/
Wang
Li		 /ȵʑĭak̚/ /kuɑnH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȵʑi̯ak̚/ /kuɑnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 ruò guàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 joek6 gun3

Noun

弱冠

  1. (literary) the approach of adulthood (20 years of age)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弱 冠
じゃく > じゃっ
Grade: 2		 かん
Grade: S
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
若冠 (proscribed)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese. From 禮記/曲禮上.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

弱(じゃっ)冠(かん) • (jakkan) ←じやくくわん (zyakukwan)?

  1. 20 years of age
  2. youth

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
弱冠

Noun

弱冠 • (yakgwan) (hangeul 약관)

  1. Hanja form? of 약관 (“20 years of age”).
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