カノン

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 カノン on Japanese Wikipedia

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Etymology 1

Either from English canon or German Kanon, ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).[1]

Noun

カノン • (kanon) 

  1. a canon

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
加農

From Dutch kanon.[2]

Alternative forms

Noun

カノン • (kanon) 

  1. (weaponry) Synonym of カノン砲 (kanon-hō, “cannon”)

References

  1. ^ 2007, 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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