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董: antique

antique; supervise
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Readings

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Nearly always seen in 骨董 (こっとう, antiques), where コツ+トウ contracts to こっとう by gemination.

Key words

骨董こっとうantique; curio
骨董品こっとうひんantique (item)
骨董屋こっとうやantique shop
骨董市こっとういちantique market

Example sentences

My grandfather loves antiques and often goes to look at shops on his days off.

I hear this antique tea bowl is more than a hundred years old.

An antique market was being held in the park, and I bought an old clock.

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