ไซคาคุ

sai-kaa-kú

Meaning

1Proper nounB2

Saikaku (Japanese name; esp. the writer Ihara Saikaku)

A Japanese name, most commonly referring to Ihara Saikaku (井原 西鶴), a famous Japanese poet and creator of the 'floating world' genre of Japanese prose.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

sai

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ไซsaiไซsaifish trap; funnel fish trapfish trap; funnel fish trapPart 1
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ไซคาคุsai-kaa-kúไซคาคุsai-kaa-kúSaikaku (Japanese name; esp. the writer Ihara Saikaku)Saikaku (Japanese name; esp. the writer Ihara Saikaku)Word