云々

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
うん
Jinmeiyō
うん > ぬん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
云云

From Middle Chinese 云云 (MC hjun hjun). The un changes to nun as an instance of renjō (連声). [1][2]

First cited to 1110.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(うん)(ぬん) (unnun

  1. and so on
Derived terms

Verb

(うん)(ぬん)する (unnun surusuru (stem (うん)(ぬん) (unnun shi), past (うん)(ぬん)した (unnun shita))

  1. to criticize
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しかしか > しかじか
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 云々 – see the following entry.
然然しかじか
and so on
Alternative spelling
然々
(This term, 云々, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 云云”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 云々”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN