陰嚢

See also: 陰囊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふぐり
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

*/fukuri/*/fuɡuri//fuɡuri/

Likely related to (fukuro, bag, sack).[1] Appears in one text from 1532 with the unvoiced pronunciation fukuri.[2]

First cited to roughly 900.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぐり [fúꜜgùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

陰嚢(ふぐり) • (fuguri) 

  1. [from 934] (anatomy) a scrotum
  2. [from 900] a weight for a scale (from a visual similarity[1])
    Synonyms: 分銅 (fundō), (omori)
  3. [from 1532] a pinecone
    Synonyms: 松ぼっくり (matsu bokkuri), 松笠 (matsukasa)
  4. [from 1698] : (historical) during the Edo period, a weight or metal ring tied to the end of a string in a game of 宝引き (hōbiki, literally treasure pulling), often played at the New Year

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: S
のう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)

/innau//innoː/

Probably a learned borrowing from Chinese 陰嚢阴嚢. First cited to a text from 1421.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(いん)(のう) • (innō) いんなう (innau)?

  1. [from 1421] (anatomy) a scrotum

References

  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 陰嚢”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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