起承転結
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 起 | 承 | 転 | 結 |
| き Grade: 3 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
てん Grade: 3 |
けつ Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 起承轉結 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
Initial syllables or characters of 起句 (kiku, “opening”) + 承句 (shōku, “development”) + 転句 (tenku, “twist”) + 結句 (kekku, “conclusion”). Compare Chinese 起承转合 (qǐchéngzhuǎnhé).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
起承転結 • (kishōtenketsu)
- structure of a narrative, with introduction, development, and conclusion
- a type of four-line poem (compare 絶句 (zekku))
- standard four-part structure of Chinese or Japanese literature
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 起 read as き
- Japanese terms spelled with 承 read as しょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 転 read as てん
- Japanese terms spelled with 結 read as けつ
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms derived from Chinese
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with four Han script characters