走馬灯

See also: 走馬燈 and 走马灯

Japanese

FWOTD – 1 August 2021
Kanji in this term
走 馬 灯
そう
Grade: 2
ま
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
走馬燈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 走馬燈/走马灯 (zǒumǎdēng, literally “running horse lantern”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そーまとー [sòómátóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːma̠to̞ː]

Noun

走(そう)馬(ま)灯(とう) • (sōmatō) 

  1. lantern adorned with paper horses which revolve in a circle
  2. Used in metaphor for various images flashing before one's eyes.

Synonyms

  • 回(まわ)り灯籠(とうろう) (mawaritōrō)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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