方響

See also: 方响

Chinese

 
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud
trad. (方響) 方 響
simp. (方响) 方 响

Pronunciation

Noun

方響

  1. (music) fangxiang, a metallophone formerly used in Chinese palace entertainment music

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方響):
  • Japanese: 方 (ほう)響 (きょう) (hōkyō)
  • Korean: 방향 (方響, banghyang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方 響
ほう
Grade: 2		 きょう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 方響 (pjang + xjangX, literally “square + echo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

方響 (hiragana ほうきょう, rōmaji hōkyō, historical hiragana はうきやう)

  1. (music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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