識語

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
識 語
しき
Grade: 5
ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon

Shift from shigo (see below),[1][2] using the more-common reading of 識 (shiki) for the first kanji.

Pronunciation

Noun

識(しき)語(ご) • (shikigo) ←しきご (sikigo)?

  1. (bibliography) the description of the provenance of a book, compare English preface

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
識 語
し
Grade: 5
ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon

From 識 (shi, “marker, sign”) +‎ 語 (go, “speech, word”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

識(し)語(ご) • (shigo) ←しご (sigo)?

  1. (bibliography, uncommon) the description of the provenance of a book

References

  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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