語幹

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Chinese

 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
main part of something; to manage; to work
main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (語幹)
simp. (语干)

Pronunciation


Noun

語幹

  1. (linguistics) Alternative name for 詞幹词干 (cígàn, “stem”).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

(go, word) +‎ (kan, trunk)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(かん) (gokan

  1. (linguistics) stem

Usage notes

See the usage note at 語尾.

  • There are also textbooks that use 語幹 (gokan, stem) to refer to the -masu stem, i.e. the 連用形 (ren'yōkei).