座頭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
座	頭
ざ Grade: 6	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

座 (za, “seat”) +‎ 頭 (tō, “leader”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ざとー [zàtóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡za̠to̞ː]

Noun

座頭 (hiragana ざとう, rōmaji zatō)

blind man

Derived terms

川上座頭 (かわかみざとう) (kawakamizatō)
不聞座頭 (きかずざとう) (kikazuzatō)
清水座頭 (きよみずざとう) (kiyomizuzatō)
瞽 (ご)女 (ぜ)座 (ざ)頭 (とう) (gozezatō)
座頭金 (ざとうがね) (zatōgane)
座頭鯨 (ざとうくじら) (zatōkujira, “humpback whale”)
座頭転 (ざとうころ)ばし (zatōkorobashi)
座頭虫 (ざとうむし) (zatōmushi, “harvestman”)
猿座頭 (さるざとう) (saruzatō)
月見座頭 (つきみざとう) (tsukimizatō)
花見座頭 (はなみざとう) (hanamizatō)
平 (へい)家 (け)座 (ざ)頭 (とう) (heikezatō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
座	頭
ざ Grade: 6	かしら > がしら Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

座 (za, “seat”) +‎ 頭 (kashira, “leader”)

Pronunciation

Jūbakoyomi
- (Tokyo) ざがしら [zàgáshírá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
- (Tokyo) ざがしら [zàgáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

座頭 (hiragana ざがしら, rōmaji zagashira)

troupe leader

References

1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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