発条

Etymology 1


Shift from, the.

First cited to 1888.

The kanji are jukujikun and not commonly seen in modern usage. This term is usually written in hiragana.

Noun

 * 1)  spring device made of flexible material
 * 2)   springiness, bounce, resilience
 * 3)   a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change
 * 1)   a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change
 * 1)   a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change

Etymology 2


Shift in meaning from, from the visual resemblance of a coiled clockwork spring to a coiled fern fiddlehead.

First cited to 1732.

Noun

 * 1)  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

Etymology 3
Appears to be a shift in reading of, adopting the common on'yomi of the individual kanji characters. Possibly a.

First cited to 1879.

Noun

 * 1)  spring device made of flexible material
 * 2)  a motivation or catalyst leading to some other change