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松明 [news2,nf35] [rK]
たいまつ [gikun/news2,nf35] しょうめい (松明)
1. [n]
▶ torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)
▶ flambeau
▶ torchlight
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2860271 炬【きょ】 1. torch



History:
9. A 2024-02-24 06:22:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2024-02-24 00:19:50  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
sankoku, smk, iwakoku, daijirin, meikyo, etc. have たいまつ marked as a 熟字訓.

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーーー─┬────────┬───────╮
│ 松明を   │ 23,909 │ 66.6% │
│ 炬を    │    237 │  0.7% │
│ たいまつを │ 11,737 │ 32.7% │
╰─ーーーーー─┴────────┴───────╯
  Comments:
炬 is not [rK] for the きょ reading. I think that reading should be a separate entry.
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<re_inf>&gikun;</re_inf>
@@ -21,4 +21,0 @@
-</r_ele>
-<r_ele>
-<reb>きょ</reb>
-<re_restr>炬</re_restr>
7. A 2022-05-04 04:29:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I thought it was interesting.
6. A* 2022-05-03 23:56:20  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
We don't usually give the etymology for words like this. I don't think it's needed here.
  Diff:
@@ -28 +27,0 @@
-<s_inf>orig. from 焚松 (たきまつ)</s_inf>
5. A 2022-05-02 22:49:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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