銅

See also: 铜

銅 U+9285, 銅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9285 ← 銄 [U+9284] CJK Unified Ideographs 銆 → [U+9286]

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Contents

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  1 Translingual
  
  
  
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    1.1 Han character
    
    
    
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      1.1.1 References
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Chinese
  
  
  
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    2.1 Glyph origin
    
  
  
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    2.2 Pronunciation
    
  
  
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    2.3 Definitions
    
  
  
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    2.4 Compounds
    
  
  
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    2.5 Descendants
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Japanese
  
  
  
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    3.1 Kanji
    
    
    
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      3.1.1 Readings
      
    
    
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      3.1.2 Compounds
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.2 Etymology 1
    
    
    
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      3.2.1 Pronunciation
      
    
    
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      3.2.2 Noun
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.3 Etymology 2
    
    
    
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      3.3.1 Pronunciation
      
    
    
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      3.3.2 Noun
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.4 Etymology 3
    
    
    
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      3.4.1 Pronunciation
      
    
    
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      3.4.2 Noun
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.5 References
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Korean
  
  
  
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    4.1 Hanja
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Vietnamese
  
  
  
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    5.1 Han character
    
  
  
  
  

Translingual

Han character

銅 (radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金月一口 (CBMR), four-corner 8712₀, composition ⿰釒同)

References

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• KangXi: page 1304, character 5


• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40361


• Dae Jaweon: page 1806, character 5


• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4196, character 7


• Unihan data for U+9285

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Chinese

trad.		銅
simp.		铜

Wikipedia has articles on:

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  銅 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
  


• 
  銅 (Cantonese)
  

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 銅
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (同) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
鮦	*duʔ, *doːŋ, *doŋʔ
侗	*tʰoːŋ, *tʰoːŋʔ, *doːŋ
恫	*tʰoːŋ, *doːŋs
痌	*tʰoːŋ
同	*doːŋ
仝	*zlon, *doːŋ
銅	*doːŋ
桐	*doːŋ
峒	*doːŋ, *doːŋs
硐	*doːŋ, *doːŋʔ
筒	*doːŋ, *doːŋs
洞	*doːŋ, *doːŋs
烔	*doːŋ
挏	*doːŋ, *doːŋʔ
酮	*doːŋ, *doːŋʔ
鲖
眮	*doːŋ, *doːŋʔ, *doːŋs
衕	*doːŋ, *doːŋs
哃	*doːŋ
絧	*doːŋ, *doːŋs
姛	*doːŋʔ
詷	*doːŋʔ, *doːŋs
胴	*doːŋs
駧	*doːŋs
迵	*doːŋs
戙	*doːŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *doːŋ): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 同 (OC *doːŋ).

Pronunciation

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  Mandarin
  

  
  

  
  (Pinyin): tóng (tong²)
  

  
  

  
  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ
  

  
  

  
  


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  Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴
  


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  Gan (Wiktionary): tung²
  


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  Hakka
  

  
  

  
  (Sixian, PFS): thùng
  

  
  

  
  (Meixian, Guangdong): tung²
  

  
  

  
  


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  Jin (Wiktionary): tung¹
  


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  Min Dong (BUC): dè̤ng
  


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  Min Nan
  

  
  

  
  (Hokkien, POJ): tông / tâng
  

  
  

  
  (Teochew, Peng'im): dang⁵
  

  
  

  
  


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  Wu (Wiktionary): don (T3)
  


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  Xiang (Wiktionary): dong²
  

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  Mandarin
  
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    (Standard Chinese)⁺
    
    
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      Pinyin: tóng
      
    
    
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      Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ
      
    
    
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      Wade–Giles: t'ung²
      
    
    
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      Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torng
      
    
    
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      IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  


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  Cantonese
  
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    (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    
    
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      Jyutping: tung⁴
      
    
    
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      Yale: tùhng
      
    
    
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      Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴
      
    
    
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      Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴
      
    
    
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      IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  


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  Gan
  
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    (Nanchang)
    
    
    
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      Wiktionary: tung²
      
    
    
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      IPA ^(key): /tʰuŋ²⁴/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  


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  Hakka
  
  
  
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    (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    
    
    
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      Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng
      
    
    
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      Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ
      
    
    
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      Hagfa Pinyim: tung²
      
    
    
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      IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    (Meixian)
    
    
    
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      Guangdong: tung²
      
    
    
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      IPA: /tʰʊŋ¹¹/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Jin
  
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    (Taiyuan)⁺
    
    
    
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      Wiktionary: tung¹
      
    
    
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      IPA (old-style): /tʰxũŋ¹¹/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  


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  Min Dong
  
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    (Fuzhou)
    
    
    
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      Bàng-uâ-cê: dè̤ng
      
    
    
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      IPA ^(key): /tøyŋ⁵³/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  


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  Min Nan
  
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    (Hokkien)
    
    
    
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      Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông / tâng
      
    
    
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      Tâi-lô: tông / tâng
      
    
    
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      Phofsit Daibuun: doong, daang
      
    
    
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      IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²⁴/, /taŋ²⁴/
      
    
    
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      IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²⁴/, /taŋ²⁴/
      
    
    
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      IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ¹³/, /taŋ¹³/
      
    
    
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      IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ²⁴/, /taŋ²⁴/
      
    
    
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      IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ²³/, /taŋ²³/
      
    
    
    
    
  
  

Note:

• tông - literary;


• tâng - vernacular.

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  (Teochew)
  
  
  
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    Peng'im: dang⁵
    
  
  
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    Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tâng
    
  
  
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    IPA ^(key): /taŋ⁵⁵/
    
  
  
  
  

Wu

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  (Shanghainese)
  
  
  
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    Wiktionary: don (T3)
    
  
  
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    IPA ^(key): /d̻ʊŋ²³/
    
  
  
  
  

Xiang

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  (Changsha)
  
  
  
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    Wiktionary: dong²
    
  
  
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    IPA ^(key) (old-style): /tʊŋ¹³/
    
  
  
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    IPA ^(key) (new-style): /tən¹³/
    
  
  
  
  

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• Middle Chinese: /duŋ/▼
  

Rime
Character	銅
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	徒紅切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/duŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/duŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwŋ/
Li Rong	/duŋ/
Wang Li	/duŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱuŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tóng

• Old Chinese▼
  

  
  

  
  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[l]ˤoŋ/
  

  
  

  
  (Zhengzhang): /*doːŋ/
  

  
  

  
  

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	銅
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	tóng
Middle Chinese	‹ duwng ›
Old Chinese	/*[l]ˁoŋ/
English	bronze, copper
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銅
Reading #	1/1
No.	12448
Phonetic component	同
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	同
Old Chinese	/*doːŋ/

Definitions

銅

1. 
   copper (Cu)

Compounds

Derived terms from 銅

古銅／古铜 古銅色／古铜色 (gǔtóngsè) 古銅輝石／古铜辉石 崔烈銅臭／崔烈铜臭 斑光銅礦／斑光铜矿 斑銅礦／斑铜矿 氧化銅／氧化铜 渾身銅臭／浑身铜臭 炮銅／炮铜 煉銅／炼铜 (liàntóng) 熟銅／熟铜 白銅／白铜 (báitóng) 破銅爛鐵／破铜烂铁 (pòtóng-làntiě) 碳酸銅／碳酸铜 籠銅／笼铜 紅銅／红铜 紫銅／紫铜 自然銅／自然铜 荊棘銅駝／荆棘铜驼 見鐘不打，更去煉銅／见钟不打，更去炼铜 赤銅／赤铜 赤銅礦／赤铜矿 輝銅礦／辉铜矿 針灸銅人／针灸铜人 銅人／铜人 銅像／铜像 (tóngxiàng) 銅匠／铜匠 銅印／铜印 銅器／铜器 (tóngqì) 銅器時代／铜器时代 銅圓／铜圆 銅壺／铜壶 (tónghú) 銅壺滴漏／铜壶滴漏 銅婚／铜婚 銅官／铜官 (Tóngguān)

銅山／铜山 (tóngshān) 銅山西崩，洛鐘東應／铜山西崩，洛钟东应 銅幣／铜币 (tóngbì) 銅斗兒／铜斗儿 銅斗兒家緣／铜斗儿家缘 銅斗家私／铜斗家私 銅斗家計／铜斗家计 銅板／铜板 (tóngbǎn) 銅柱／铜柱 銅模／铜模 銅活／铜活 銅烏／铜乌 銅牆鐵壁／铜墙铁壁 銅版／铜版 (tóngbǎn) 銅版畫／铜版画 銅版紙／铜版纸 銅牌／铜牌 (tóngpái) 銅獸／铜兽 銅琵鐵板／铜琵铁板 銅瓦／铜瓦 銅盆撞了鐵掃帚／铜盆撞了铁扫帚 銅礦／铜矿 銅筋鐵肋／铜筋铁肋 銅筋鐵骨／铜筋铁骨 銅管／铜管 (tóngguǎn) 銅管樂器／铜管乐器 (tóngguǎn yuèqì) 銅管樂隊／铜管乐队 (tóngguǎn yuèduì) 銅簧／铜簧 銅粉／铜粉 銅綠／铜绿 (tónglǜ) 銅線／铜线 (tóngxiàn) 銅臭／铜臭 (tóngxiù) 銅臭味／铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi) 銅落／铜落 銅葉／铜叶

銅虎符／铜虎符 銅街／铜街 銅豌豆／铜豌豆 銅鈸／铜钹 銅銲／铜銲 銅錢／铜钱 (tóngqián) 銅鎚／铜鎚 銅鏡／铜镜 (tóngjìng) 銅鐘／铜钟 銅鑼／铜锣 (tóngluó) 銅鑼燒／铜锣烧 銅陵／铜陵 (Tónglíng) 銅雀／铜雀 銅雀臺／铜雀台 銅頭鐵額／铜头铁额 銅駝／铜驼 銅駝荊棘／铜驼荆棘 銅駝陌／铜驼陌 銅黛／铜黛 銅鼓／铜鼓 (tónggǔ) 銅龍／铜龙 銅龍門／铜龙门 鋁青銅／铝青铜 鍼灸銅人／鍼灸铜人 鐵壁銅牆／铁壁铜墙 鐵心銅膽／铁心铜胆 鐵膽銅心／铁胆铜心 鐵郭銅關／铁郭铜关 鐵銅／铁铜 (Tiětóng) 青銅／青铜 (qīngtóng) 青銅器／青铜器 (qīngtóngqì) 青銅器時代／青铜器时代 (Qīngtóngqì Shídài) 黃銅／黄铜 (huángtóng) 黝銅礦／黝铜矿

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銅):

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  → Japanese: 銅 (どう) (dō)
  


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  → Korean: 동 (銅, dong)


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  → Vietnamese: đồng (銅, “copper; dong (Vietnamese currency)”)
  

Others:

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  → Khmer: ទង់ (tŭəng, “bronze; red copper; alloy of copper and gold”), ថង (thɑɑng, “gold”), ទង (tɔɔng, “gold”)
  


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  → Lao: ທອງ (thǭng, “copper; gold; metal”)
  


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  → Thai: ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold”)
  


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  → Zhuang: doengz (“copper; brass”)
  

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Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 銅

銅

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

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  Go-on: ずう (zū)^{←づう (dū, historical)}
  


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  Kan-on: とう (tō)
  


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  Kan’yō-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)
  


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  Kun: あかがね (akagane, 銅).mw-parser-output .jouyou-reading{background-color:rgb(224,255,255);background-color:rgba(224,255,255,0.5)}
  

Compounds

Compounds

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  黄 (おう)銅 (どう) (ōdō), 黄 (こう)銅 (どう) (kōdō): brass
  


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  青 (せい)銅 (どう) (seidō): bronze
  


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  銅 (どう)製 (せい) (dōsei): coppern
  


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  銅牌 (どうはい) (dōhai): bronze medal
  


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  銅 (ど)鑼 (ら) (dora): gong
  

Chemical element
Cu	Previous: ニッケル (nikkeru) (Ni)
	Next: 亜 (あ)鉛 (えん) (aen) (Zn)

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

銅

Wikipedia ^ja

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
銅
どう Grade: 5
kan’yōon

From Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”).

Pronunciation

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  Kan’yōyomi
  
  
  
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    (Tokyo) ど​ー [dóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
    
  
  
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    IPA^(key): [do̞ː]
    
  
  
  
  

Noun

銅 (hiragana どう, rōmaji dō)

1. 
   copper, Cu
   

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
銅
あかがね Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of 赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”). The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  Kun’yomi
  
  
  
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    (Tokyo) あかがね [àkágáné] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
    
  
  
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    IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ɡa̠ne̞]
    
  
  
  
  

Noun

銅 (hiragana あかがね, rōmaji akagane)

1. 
   copper, Cu
   

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
銅
あか Grade: 5
Irregular

Abbreviation of akagane.^[1]

Pronunciation

• 
  (Irregular reading)
  
  
  
  • 
    (Tokyo) あ​か [áꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
    
  
  
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    IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠]
    
  
  
  
  

Noun

銅 (hiragana あか, rōmaji aka)

1. 
   copper, Cu
   

References

1. 
   ↑ ^1.01.11.21.3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   


2. 
   ↑ ^2.02.12.2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
   

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Korean

Hanja

銅 • (dong) (hangeul 동, revised dong, McCune–Reischauer tong, Yale tong)

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Vietnamese

Han character

銅 (đồng, đòng)

1. Hán tự form of đồng (“copper”).

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