Wind chimes - Furin

Japanese: 風鈴 - ふうりん

〘Noun〙 ("Rin" is the Tang and Song pronunciation of "bell") 1. A small bell-shaped object made of metal, glass, or ceramic with a blade for catching the wind and a tongue with a paper strip hanging down from inside, which makes a pleasant sound when blown by the wind. Wind chime. Organ. Wind chime. Wind chime. Wind chime. Season: Summer [Shogenjiko Setsuyoshu (1717)] [Gencho - Shi of drinking and using divine koji sake] 2. An abbreviation of "fuurin soba (wind chime soba)." ※Zappai and Senryu Hyō Manku-go - Tenmei 3 ( 1783 ) Umeji "Sojau box, fuurin, ate" 3. In Go, placing stones on three or more points to prevent a match even at the opening. Also, those stones. Usually they are placed in the four corners, but sometimes they are placed in the three corners. By extension, it means that one's Go skill is very low. [Modern New Terminology Dictionary (1931)] ④ In the rankings of actors and vaudeville performers, it refers to the two sides of the central axis . [Etymology] In addition to the example of ① in the "Shogenjiko Setsuyoshu," old Setsuyoshu books such as the "Ikyoshu" read it as "Furiyau" (ryau is the Go-on pronunciation of "bell"), in the "Enpo 8 Nen Gorui Setsuyoshu," it is read as "Furiyau," "Furei" (rei is the Kan-on pronunciation of "bell"), or "Furiyau" in the "Nippo Jisho." As you can see, there were various ways of reading it up until the early modern period.

fu-ryo ...ryau [wind chime]

〘Noun〙 ("Ryo" is the Go-on pronunciation of "bell") = Furin (wind chime) ① [Iroha character (1559)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「りん」は「鈴」の唐宋音)① 金属・ガラス・陶器製の小さな鐘の形をしたもので、中に風受けの羽、短冊などをつけた舌が下がっており、風に吹かれると快い音を発するもの。風鐸。風琴。ふうりょう。ふりょう。《季・夏》〔書言字考節用集（1717）〕〔元稹‐飲致用神麹酒詩〕② 「ふうりんそば（風鈴蕎麦）」の略。※雑俳・川柳評万句合‐天明三（1783）梅二「そじゃう箱かかへふうりん喰て居る」③ 囲碁で、井目(せいもく)でも勝負にならないために、さらに三々の点に石を置くこと。また、その石。ふつうは四隅に置くが、時には三隅ぐらいにする時もある。転じて、碁の技量が非常に低いこと。〔モダン新用語辞典（1931）〕④ 役者・寄席芸人などの番付で、中軸(なかじく)の両脇をいう。[語誌]①の挙例「書言字考節用集」のフレウのほか、「伊京集」などの古本節用集ではフウリャウ（リャウは「鈴」の呉音）、「延宝八年合類節用集」では、フリャウ・フウレイ（レイは「鈴」の漢音）・フウリャウ、「日葡辞書」ではフウリョウ・フリョウと読まれている。このように、近世までは読み方がさまざまである。