遣唐使

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)

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