漢和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んわ [káꜜǹwà] (Atamadaka – [1]) applies to senses 1 and 2[1]
  • (Tokyo) んわ [kàńwá] (Heiban – [0]) applies to sense 3[1]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃β̞a̠]

Noun

(かん)() • (kanwa

  1. China and Japan; Sino-Japanese
  2. Chinese and Japanese languages
  3. short for 漢和辞典 (ChineseJapanese dictionary)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
わ > な
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

The wa changes to na as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)() • (kannaかんわ (kan'wa)?

  1. short for 漢和連句 (a kind of renku with 5–7–5 or 7–7 Japanese verses and 5-syllable or 7-syllable Chinese verses, particularly one which begins with a Chinese verse)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN