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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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漢和 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
漢和 • (kanwa)
- China and Japan; Sino-Japanese
- Chinese and Japanese languages
- short for 漢和辞典 (“Chinese–Japanese dictionary”)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
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漢和 (kyūjitai)
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The wa changes to na as an instance of renjō (連声).
Pronunciation
Noun
漢和 • (kanna) ←かんわ (kan'wa)?
- short for 漢和連句 (“a kind of renku with 5–7–5 or 7–7 Japanese verses and 5-syllable or 7-syllable Chinese verses, particularly one which begins with a Chinese verse”)
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