古典

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Chinese

ancient; old canon; dictionary
simp. and trad.
(古典) 		古 典

Pronunciation

Adjective

古典

  1. (attributive) classical (relating to ancient culture or society)
    古典文學／古典文学  ―  gǔdiǎn wénxué  ―  classical literature
    古典文獻／古典文献  ―  gǔdiǎn wénxiàn  ―  classical literature
  2. (attributive) classical (representing an exemplary standard)
    古典制約／古典制约  ―  gǔdiǎn zhìyuē  ―  classical conditioning

Synonyms

  • (classical: relating to ancient culture):

Derived terms

See also

Noun

古典

  1. classical allusion

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古 典
こ
Grade: 2 		てん
Grade: 4
kan’on on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

古(こ)典(てん) • (koten) 

  1. a classic

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
古典

Noun

古典 • (gojeon) (hangeul 고전)

  1. Hanja form? of 고전 (“classic”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
古典

Adjective

古典

  1. chữ Hán form of cổ điển (“classical”).
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