若干
Chinese
to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
to concern; to interfere; shield to concern; to interfere; shield; stem | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (若干) | 若 | 干 | |
| simp. #(若干) | 若 | 干 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): joek6 gon1
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ruògān
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ruògan
- Wade–Giles: jo4-kan1
- Yale: rwò-gān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohgan
- Palladius: жогань (žoganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: joek6 gon1
- Yale: yeuhk gōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: joek9 gon1
- Guangdong Romanization: yêg6 gon1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jœːk̚² kɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-kan
- Tâi-lô: jio̍k-kan
- Phofsit Daibuun: jiogkafn
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-kan
- Tâi-lô: lio̍k-kan
- Phofsit Daibuun: liogkafn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² kan³³/
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jia̍k-kan
- Tâi-lô: jia̍k-kan
- Phofsit Daibuun: jiagkafn
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: riag8 gang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jia̍k kang
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡ziak̚⁴⁻² kaŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Adverb
若干
Determiner
若干
See also
Etymology 2
Most likely from Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) meaning "dog", related to Mongolian нохой (noxoj).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rěgān
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄜˇ ㄍㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rěgan
- Wade–Giles: jê3-kan1
- Yale: rě-gān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reegan
- Palladius: жэгань (žɛganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
若干
- a surname
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 干 |
| じゃく > じゃっ Grade: 6 |
かん Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
若干 • (jakkan)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 干 |
| そこばく | |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 幾許 |
そこば (sokoba, see 若干#Etymology_5) + く (ku, ancient suffix used to form adverbs;[1][4] compare か (ka) used to form adjectives)
Adverb
若干 • (sokobaku)
- a little, any
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 干 |
| そくばく | |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 幾許 |
Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).
Pronunciation
Adverb
若干 • (sokubaku)
- a little, any
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 干 |
| そこばこ | |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 幾許 |
Shift from そこばく (sokobaku).[4]
Adverb
若干 • (sokobako)
- a little, any
Etymology 5
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 若 | 干 |
| そこば | |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 幾許 |
そこ (soko) + ば (ba, “much, amount”, ancient element, also appears in 幾許 (kokoba)[4] and 幾許 (ikubaku))
Adverb
若干 • (sokoba)
- a little, any
- Synonym: そこらく (sokoraku)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN