🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はがに【鋼・刃金】 : hagani | define meaning
hagani
Pronunciation: [haɡani]
Definition
Noun
- Steel
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はがね【鋼・刃金】 hagane "steel".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Button. Hogánnee, or kánnee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鋼 刃金 |
| Kana | はがに |
| Romanization | hagani |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [haɡani] |
意味：はがね【鋼・刃金】、こうてつ【鋼鉄】
Categories:
鋼
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 26). はがに【鋼・刃金】 : hagani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7986/hagani/.