Japanese Word Entry
箸が轉んでもおかしい年頃Simplified Japanese form: 箸が転んでもおかしい年頃
| Kana: | はしがころんでもおかしいとしごろ |
| Romaji: | hashigakorondemookashiitoshigoro |
| Definition: | age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens), age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 箸 | chopsticks |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨˋ (zhù), ㄓㄨㄛˊ (zhuó) |
| Cantonese: | zyu6 |
| Japanese: | チョ (cho)、 チャク (chaku) / はし (hashi) |
| Korean: | 저 (jeo) |
| Vietnamese: | trứ, trợ, giạ |
| 轉 | shift, move, turn |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨㄢˇ (zhuǎn), ㄓㄨㄞˇ (zhuǎi), ㄓㄨㄢˋ (zhuàn) |
| Cantonese: | zyun2 |
| Japanese: | テン (ten) / ころ.がる (korogaru)、 ころ.げる (korogeru)、 ころ.がす (korogasu)、 ころ.ぶ (korobu)、 まろ.ぶ (marobu)、 うたた (utata)、 うつ.る (utsuru) |
| Korean: | 전 (jeon) |
| Vietnamese: | chuyển, chuyến |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 转 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 転 |
| 年 | year, counter for years, new-years, person's age |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄋㄧㄢˊ (nián), ㄋㄧㄥˋ (nìng) |
| Cantonese: | nin4 |
| Japanese: | ネン (nen) / とし (toshi)、 みのる (minoru)、 よわい (yowai) |
| Korean: | 년 (nyeon), 연 (yeon) |
| Vietnamese: | niên, nên |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 秊 |
| 頃 | time, about, toward, a moment, a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares, to lean |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄥˇ (qǐng), ㄑㄧㄥ (qīng), ㄎㄨㄟˇ (kuǐ) |
| Cantonese: | king2 |
| Japanese: | ケイ (kei)、 キョウ (kyou)、 キ (ki) / ころ (koro)、 ごろ (goro)、 しばら.く (shibaraku) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong), 규 (gyu) |
| Vietnamese: | khoảnh, khuynh, khuể |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 顷 |
| Semantic variant form: | 傾 |
| 可 | can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not, may, -able, possibly |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄎㄜˇ (kě), ㄎㄜˋ (kè), ㄍㄜ (gē) |
| Cantonese: | ho2 |
| Japanese: | カ (ka)、 コク (koku) / -べ.き (-beki)、 -べ.し (-beshi)、 よい (yoi)、 べし (beshi)、 ばかり (bakari) |
| Korean: | 가 (ga), 극 (geug) |
| Vietnamese: | khả, khắc |
| 笑 | laugh, smile, giggle, snicker |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄠˋ (xiào) |
| Cantonese: | siu3 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou) / わら.う (warau)、 え.む (emu)、 わらい (warai) |
| Korean: | 소 (so) |
| Vietnamese: | tiếu |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 咲 |