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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ぜんまい
Hyōgai Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
撥條 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 撥条 – 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 spelling
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).
(This term, 撥条, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)


Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ばね
Hyōgai Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
撥條 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 撥条 – 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 spelling
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).
(This term, 撥条, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)