骨董

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 骨董 – see 古董 (“antique; curio; old fogy”).
(This term, 骨董, is a variant form of 古董.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨 董
こつ > こっ
Grade: 6		 とう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

骨董 (hiragana こっとう, rōmaji kottō)

  1. antique, curio
    • 1906, 夏目漱石, 草枕:
      「父 (ちち)が骨 (こっ)董 (とう)が大好 (だいす)きですから、だいぶいろいろなものがあります。
      “Chichi ga kottō ga daisuki desu kara, daibu iroiro na mono ga arimasu.
      My father loves curios so he has everything you could imagine.

Derived terms

References

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