氷柱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氷	柱
ひょう Grade: 3	ちゅう Grade: 3
kan’on

Kanji in this term
氷	柱
つらら
Grade: 3	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Etymology

Shift from a reduplication of either 連 (tsura, "strung together") or 滑 (tsura, "smooth"), or a compound of one of the former + 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つらら [tsùrárá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝɾa̠ɾa̠]

• (Tokyo) ひょーちゅう [hyòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ço̞ːt͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

氷柱(つらら) or 氷(ひょう)柱(ちゅう) • (tsurara or hyōchū) 

1. an icicle

   Synonym: (Tsugaru) すがま (sugama)

See also

• 氷(ひょう)柱(ちゅう)花(か) (hyōchūka)

Kanji in this term
氷	柱
つららいし
Grade: 3	Grade: 3
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 氷柱 – see the following entry.

【氷柱石つららいし】 [noun] (geology) Synonym of 鍾乳石 (shōnyūseki, “stalactite”) Alternative spelling 鍾乳石

(This term, 氷柱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)