鞆

鞆	U+9786, 鞆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9786

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[U+9785]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鞇 →
[U+9787]

Translingual

Han character

鞆 (Kangxi radical 177, 革+5, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿十一人月 (TJMOB), composition ⿰革丙)

Japanese kokuji, referring to a protective equipment for Japanese archery.

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1387, character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42794
Dae Jaweon: page 1901, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4330, character 4
Unihan data for U+9786

Chinese

simp. and trad.		鞆

Etymology

Spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐng (bing³)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ping³
  - Yale: bǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biing
  - Palladius: бин (bin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bing²
  - Yale: bíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵/

Definitions

鞆

(archery) A bracer; an arm protector worn by archers.
Used in Japanese names and terms.

References

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Japanese

Kanji

鞆

(Hyōgai kanji)

protective equipment for Japanese archery, similar as a wristband, worn on inner side of the bow arm.

Readings

Kun: とも (tomo, 鞆)
Nanori: つかさ (tsukasa)、とも (tomo)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
鞆
とも Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Noun

鞆(とも) • (tomo)

(archery) padded leather bracelet worn to protect the arm from the bowstring, wristguard