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Chinese
Japanese
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| 學生 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 學生 (MC haewk sraeng). The use of the 呉音 (go'on, literally “Wu sound”) reading for the first character and the 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading for the second character suggests either an innovation within Japanese, or later influence from another dialect of Chinese.
Pronunciation
(non-native speaker)
Noun
学生 • (gakusei)
- a student (usually of a university, sometimes of a high school)
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
Okinawan
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| 學生 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 学生 (gakusei).
Noun
学生 (gakushī)
- a student