遣唐使

Chinese

		dispatch	Tang dynasty (618–907)	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (遣唐使)		遣	唐	使
simp. ^#(遣唐使)		遣	唐	使

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎntángshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎntángshǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎntángshǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien³-tʻang²-shih³
  - Yale: chyǎn-táng-shř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheantarngshyy
  - Palladius: цяньтанши (cjanʹtanši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

遣唐使

(historical) Japanese envoy to Tang China

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遣	唐	使
けん Grade: S	とう Grade: S	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんとーし [kèńtóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nto̞ːɕi]

Noun

遣(けん)唐(とう)使(し) • (kentōshi) ^{←けんたうし (kentausi)^?}

(historical) a Japanese envoy to Tang China
Synonym: 入唐使 (nittōshi)

See also

遣隋使(けんずいし) (kenzuishi)