漢和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢 和
かん
Grade: 3
わ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
漢和 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

漢(かん)和(わ) • (kanwa) 

  1. China and Japan; Sino-Japanese
  2. Chinese and Japanese languages
  3. Short for 漢和辞典 (“Chinese–Japanese dictionary”).
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
漢 和
かん
Grade: 3
な
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
漢和 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

漢(かん)和(な) • (kanna) ←かんわ (kanwa)?

  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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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