窓辺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
窓 辺
まど
Grade: 6		 べ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of 窓 (mado, “window”) +‎ 辺 (be, “vicinity, area near something”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

窓辺 (hiragana まどべ, rōmaji madobe)

  1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window
    窓辺 (まどべ)に立 (た)ったら日 (ひ)当 (あ)たりがよくなるけど。
    Madobe ni tattara hiatari ga yoku naru kedo.
    You'll get better sun if you stand by the window.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
窓 辺
そう
Grade: 6		 へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Either from Middle Chinese 窗邊 (tsrhæwng pen, literally “window + border; location”), or coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

Noun

窓辺 (hiragana そうへん, rōmaji sōhen, historical hiragana さうへん)

  1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window
Usage notes

This reading seems to be very rare.

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 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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