🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちる【弦・絃・鉉】 : chiru | define meaning
chiru
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiɾu]
Definition
Noun
- String of a bow; bowstring
- String (of a string instrument)
- Tendon; muscle
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つる【弦・絃・鉉】 tsuru "string".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fiddle strings. Cheéroo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 弦 絃 鉉 |
| Kana | ちる |
| Romanization | chiru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiɾu] |
意味：つる【弦・絃・鉉】、すじ・スジ【筋・条】
Categories:
弦
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). ちる【弦・絃・鉉】 : chiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8263/chiru/.