Translingual

Han character

爼 (radical 89 爻+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大大月一 (KKBM), composition ⿰爻且)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. a small table or tiered stand filled with meat offerings

References

• KangXi: page 690, character 19
• Unihan data for U+723C

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Goon: しょ (sho)
• Kan’on: そ (so)
• Kun: まないた (manaita)

Etymology

Compound of 真魚 ‎(mana, “fish”) +‎ 板 ‎(ita, “board”).

Alternative forms

• 爼板
• 真魚板

Noun

爼 ‎(hiragana まないた, romaji manaita)

1. a board used to cut fish in meal preparation
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 6, page 33:

     俎 史記云、人爲刀俎、我爲魚肉、俎音阻、末奈以太

2. more generally, a board used to cut food; a cutting board
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 382)

     Manaita. マナイタ (俎板・末那板) 料理の時その上で切ったり刻んだりする板.

Synonyms

• 切盤 (きりばん) ‎(kiriban)
• 菜板 (さいばん) ‎(saiban)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.