生口

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(生口)		 生 口

Pronunciation

Noun

生口

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    Synonym: 活口

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (生口):
  • → Japanese: 生口(せいこう) (seikō)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
生 口
せい
Grade: 1		 こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Literary Chinese 生口 (shēngkǒu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

生(せい)口(こう) • (seikō) 

  1. prisoner of war or slave (as mentioned in Chinese historiography regarding China, Korea, and Japan)
    Hypernyms: 捕虜 (horyo, “prisoner of war”), 奴隷 (dorei, “slave”)
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