珊瑚
Chinese
    
FWOTD – 16 October 2014
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 | |
| simp. #(珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 | |
Etymology
    
Borrowed from an Iranian language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty, probably Khotanese sam̥gga- (“stone”). Compare Modern Persian سنگ (sang, “stone”).
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
珊瑚
- coral
- (罽賓國)出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠璣、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- (Jìbīn guó) chū fēngniú, shuǐniú, xiàng, dàgǒu, mùhóu, kǒngjué, zhūjī, shānhú, hǔpò, bìliúlí. [Pinyin]
- (The country of Jibin in the Western Regions) produces bison, buffalo, elephants, big dogs (kuchis?), macaques, peacocks, jewels, corals, ambers and cat's eyes.
 
 (罽宾国)出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠玑、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
 
Derived terms
    
Derived terms from 珊瑚
Japanese
    

珊瑚 (sango): a piece of coral.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 珊 | 瑚 | 
| さん Jinmeiyō | ご Jinmeiyō | 
| goon | |
Etymology
    
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 珊瑚 (MC sɑn ɦuo). First cited in Japanese in a text from 892.[1]
Noun
    
珊瑚 • (sango)
- [from 892] coral
-  2022 April 26, 安倍晋三 (Abe Shinzō) [Shinzō Abe], Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-10-28:- 相変わらずの朝日新聞。珊瑚は大切に。- Aikawarazu no Asahi Shinbun. Sango wa taisetsu ni.
- The Asahi Shimbun has not changed a bit. Value a coral.
 
 
- 相変わらずの朝日新聞。珊瑚は大切に。
 
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Usage notes
    
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サンゴ.
Derived terms
    
Derived terms
- 珊瑚アナナス (sango ananasu): the coralberry plant, Aechmea fulgens
- 珊瑚海 (Sango Kai): the Coral Sea
- 珊瑚蟹 (sangogani): coral crab (family Xanthidae)
- 珊瑚砂 (sangosha): coral sand
- 珊瑚珠 (sangoju): coral beads
- 珊瑚樹 (sangoju): a coral formation; Viburnum odoratissimum
- 珊瑚樹茄子 (sangoju nasu): alternate for name トマト (tomato)
- 珊瑚礁 (sangoshō): a coral reef
- 珊瑚藻 (sangomo): a type of seaweed, coralline algae (Corallinales)
- 珊瑚虫 (sangochū): a coral polyp
- 珊瑚島 (sangotō): a coral island
- 珊瑚末 (sangomatsu): coral powder, used as a pigment
- 珊瑚網 (sango ami): a net used to gather coral
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