Kanme - Kanme

Japanese: 貫目 - かんめ

〘Noun〙① = kan (kan) (one) (two)① [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] ※Jinkoki (1627) Part 1 "When one kanme of silver is divided into fifty parts of real silver and given ten times over the course of ten years, how much does it amount to?" ※Kabuki/Kemono Tweezers (1742) "The cost of dried fish was six kwanme (1000 kg) left over."② = kan (kan) (one) (two)③ [Rodriguez's Great Japanese Grammar (1604-09)] ※Elementary School Instruction Manual (1873)〈Ministry of Education〉 "There are five scales on the scales. Ten mo is called one rin, and〈abbreviated〉one thousand momme is called one kanme."③ Weight. Mass. ※Sakehon Tsuuki Suigoden (1789), 3 "He is a very important man." ④ Dignity, weight, dignity that one possesses. Personal character. ※Funny story book Kyogen Inaka Sou (1811), 2 " Others are outside , but we ride with our wits. " ※Darkest Tokyo (1893) by Matsubara Iwagoro, 6 "He was somewhat generous and had a benevolent heart, which earned him the trust of the poor. His words were heard with a certain amount of dignity in the slums." ⑤ The number three, a code word for a porcelain merchant.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ＝かん（貫）(一)(二)①〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※塵劫記（1627）上「銀一貫目、本銀へ五割にして、十年の間に十度渡して、何程に成ると云ふ時に」※歌舞伎・毛抜（1742）「干物(ひもの)の代が六〆(クヮンメ)の余りいった」② ＝かん（貫）(一)(二)③〔ロドリゲス日本大文典（1604‐09）〕※小学教授書（1873）〈文部省〉「天秤の目に、五つあり。十毛を、一厘といひ、〈略〉千匁を、一貫目と、いふなり」③ 重さ。重量。めかた。※洒落本・通気粋語伝（1789）三「ゑらいかんめの旦那じゃナア」④ 身に備わった威厳、重み、貫祿。人品。※滑稽本・狂言田舎操（1811）下「外(ほか)は外、此方等(こちら)は貫目(クヮンメ)で乗るのぢゃ」※最暗黒之東京（1893）〈松原岩五郎〉六「稍宏量にして仁心ある処よりして貧人の倚信を得。其言は貧窟間に多少の貫目(クヮンメ)を持ちて聴ゆるものなりしが」⑤ 数字の三をいう、陶磁器商人の符丁。

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