發條

See also: 发条

Chinese

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article
 
trad. (發條) 發 條
simp. (发条) 发 条

Pronunciation

Noun

發條

  1. mainspring; spring that is wound to store energy
    上發條／上发条  ―  shàng fātiáo  ―  to wind up the spring

Japanese

Kanji in this term
發 條
ばね
Hyōgai Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Kanji in this term
發 條
ぜんまい
Hyōgai Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Kanji in this term
發 條
はつ
Hyōgai 		じょう
Jinmeiyō
kan'on goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 發條 – see the following entry.
【発条ばね】
[noun] [from 1888] spring (device made of flexible material)
[noun] [from 1897] (by extension) springiness, bounce, resilience (such as physical or emotional)
[noun] [date uncertain] (uncommon, possibly dated, figurative) a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change
Alternative spellings
撥条, 弾機
【発条ぜんまい】
[noun] [from 1732] spring (device made of flexible material), specifically the spiral torsion kind commonly used in clockwork that is coiled into a disc shape like a fern fiddlehead
[noun] [from 1812] (possibly dated) short for 発条仕掛 (zenmai-jikake, “clockwork mechanism, clockwork”)
Alternative spelling
撥条
【発条はつじょう】
[noun] [from 1879] spring (device made of flexible material)
[noun] [from 1961] a motivation or catalyst leading to some other change
Alternative spelling
撥条
(This term, 發條, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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