Chinese

Noun

轆轤

1. well pulley
2. windlass; winch
3. potter's wheel

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

From Chinese, most likely /luwklo/.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ろくろ [ròkúró] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) ろくろ​ [ròkúróꜜ] (Odaka - [0])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) ろ​くろ [róꜜkùrò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠o̞kɯᵝɺ̠o̞]

Noun

轆轤 ‎(hiragana ろくろ, romaji rokuro)

1. a rotating device used for wood and metal works; a lathe
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 5, page 79:

     轆轤 圓轉機也 [...] 鋋 路久魯賀奈 [...] 轆轤之裁刀也

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 539)

     Rocuro. ロクロ (轆轤) 轆轤師の使う轆轤. Rocuroni caqete fiqu. (轆轤にかけて挽く) 轆轤で細工する.

2. a potter's wheel
   • 「２基の轆轤を、土の種類によって使い分けています。」
3. the part of an umbrella that holds all stretchers and facilitates opening and closing; a runner
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 539)

     Rocuro. ロクロ (轆轤) 日傘の内側にある轆轤.

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.