漢和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	和
かん Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
漢和 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

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

• 中(ちゅう)日(にち) (chūnichi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
漢	和
かん Grade: 3	な Grade: 3
irregular

Alternative spelling
漢和 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​んな [káꜜǹnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nːa̠]

Noun

漢(かん)和(な) • (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”).