砂利

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
砂 利
しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 6		 り
Grade: 4
Irregular

The child sense originates as a jargon at places such as a theatre referring to child visitors.

Pronunciation

Noun

砂利 (hiragana じゃり, rōmaji jari)

  1. gravel
  2. child
Derived terms
  • 切込 (きりこ)み砂 (じゃ)利 (り) (kirikomi jari)
  • 砂 (じゃ)利 (り)タレ (jari tare)
  • 砂 (じゃ)利 (り)場 (ば) (jari ba)
  • 玉砂利 (たまじゃり) (tama jari)
  • 山砂利 (やまじゃり) (yama jari)
See also
  • じゃりじゃり (jarijari)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
砂 利
さ > ざ
Grade: 6		 り
Grade: 4
Irregular

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

砂利 (hiragana ざり, rōmaji zari)

  1. gravel

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