漢音

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See also: 汉音

Chinese[edit]

Chinese; name of a dynasty; man sound; noise; news
trad. (漢音)
simp. (汉音)
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Noun[edit]

漢音

  1. the kan'on reading of Chinese characters (kanji) in Japanese, descended from the Middle Chinese pronunciation from the late Tang Dynasty through the early Song Dynasty in Chinese history

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
おん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
漢音 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Probably composed in Japan of Middle Chinese [Term?]-derived elements as a compound of (kan, Han Chinese) +‎ (on, sound).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(かん)(おん) (kan'on

  1. a Japanese reading of kanji
    The kan'on readings are based mainly on the Chinese pronunciation in use in the areas around Chang'an (around modern-day Xi'an) and Henan, as imported into Japanese in the Nara period and the early Heian period in Japanese history, and roughly from the late Tang Dynasty through the early Song Dynasty in Chinese history.[2][3]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan