The story
- Japanese · borrowed from蹲踞
- English todaysonkyo
From Japanese 蹲踞 (sonkyo), from Middle Chinese 蹲踞 (MC dzwon kjoH).
Words from the same roots
Japanese蹲踞 all →
tsukubai
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sonkyo
Today it means: The calm, straight-backed squat, following the shiko exercises, in mental preparation for the tachiai Full definition →
Japanese 蹲踞