砉然

Chinese
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (砉然) 砉 然
simp. #(砉然) 砉 然

Pronunciation

Noun

砉然

  1. (literary) the sound given off when skin and bone separate

Japanese
Kanji in this term
砉 然
けき
Hyōgaiji		 ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 砉然. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けきぜん [kèkízéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞kʲizẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

砉(けき)然(ぜん) • (kekizen) †-tari (adnominal 砉(けき)然(ぜん)とした (kekizen to shita) or 砉(けき)然(ぜん)たる (kekizen taru), adverbial 砉(けき)然(ぜん)と (kekizen to) or 砉(けき)然(ぜん)として (kekizen to shite))

  1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) giving off a noise like flaying
    • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, Kairo-kō‎:
      砉然と故なきに響を起して、白き筋の横縦に鏡に浮くとき、その人末期の覚悟せよ。
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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