長針

See also: 长针

Chinese
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 needle; pin; injection
trad. (長針) 長 針
simp. (长针) 长 针

Pronunciation

Noun

長針

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) long needle
  2. long hand of a clock (usually the minute hand)

Antonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
長 針
ちょう
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

長(ちょう)針(しん) • (chōshin) ←ちやうしん (tyausin)?

  1. the long hand of a clock, usually the minute hand
    Synonym: 分針 (funshin)
    Antonyms: 短針 (tanshin), 時針 (jishin)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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