薄氷

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
薄 氷
はく
Grade: S		 ひょう
Grade: 3
kan’on

From 薄(はく) (haku, “thin”) + 氷(ひょう) (hyō, “ice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

薄(はく)氷(ひょう) • (hakuhyō) 

  1. thin ice
    薄(はく)氷(ひょう)を踏(ふ)む心(ここ)地(ち)がする
    hakuhyō o fumu kokochi ga suru
    to feel like you were treading on thin ice

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
薄 氷
うす
Grade: S		 こおり > ごおり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From 薄(うす) (usu, “thin”) + 氷(こおり) (kōri, “ice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

薄(うす)氷(ごおり) • (usugōri) ←うすごほり (usugofori)?

  1. thin ice

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
薄 氷
うす(ら)
Grade: S		 ひ > い
Grade: 3
kun’yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
薄 氷
うす(ら)
Grade: S		 ひ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 薄氷 – see the following entry.
【薄うすら氷ひ】
[noun] Synonym of 薄氷 (kakuhyō, usugōri, “thin ice”)
Alternative spellings
薄氷, うすらい
(This term, 薄氷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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