開城
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Chinese
| open; operate (vehicle); start | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (開城) | 開 | 城 | |
| simp. (开城) | 开 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kaichéng
- Wade–Giles: Kʻai1-chʻêng2
- Yale: Kāi-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kaicherng
- Palladius: Кайчэн (Kajčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi1 sing4
- Yale: hōi sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi1 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi1 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
開城
- (～特別市, ～市) Kaesong (a city in North Korea)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 開 | 城 |
| かい Grade: 3 |
じょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
開城 • (kaijō) ←かいじやう (kaizyau)?
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Verb
開城する • (kaijō suru) ←かいじやう (kaizyau)?suru (stem 開城し (kaijō shi), past 開城した (kaijō shita))
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Conjugation
Conjugation of "開城する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 開城し | かいじょうし | kaijō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 開城し | かいじょうし | kaijō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 開城する | かいじょうする | kaijō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 開城する | かいじょうする | kaijō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 開城すれ | かいじょうすれ | kaijō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 開城せよ¹ 開城しろ² |
かいじょうせよ¹ かいじょうしろ² |
kaijō seyo¹ kaijō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 開城される | かいじょうされる | kaijō sareru | |
| Causative | 開城させる 開城さす |
かいじょうさせる かいじょうさす |
kaijō saseru kaijō sasu | |
| Potential | 開城できる | かいじょうできる | kaijō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 開城しよう | かいじょうしよう | kaijō shiyō | |
| Negative | 開城しない | かいじょうしない | kaijō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 開城せず | かいじょうせず | kaijō sezu | |
| Formal | 開城します | かいじょうします | kaijō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 開城した | かいじょうした | kaijō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 開城して | かいじょうして | kaijō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 開城すれば | かいじょうすれば | kaijō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 開 | 城 |
| け Grade: 3 |
そん Grade: 4 |
| irregular | |
From Korean 개성(開城) (gaeseong).
Alternative forms
- (dated) 開城 (Kaijō)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Kaesong (a city in North Korea)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 開 | 城 |
| かい Grade: 3 |
じょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Orthographic borrowing from Korean 개성(開城) (gaeseong).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
開城 • (Kaijō) ←かいじやう (Kaizyau)?
- (dated) Kaesong (a city in North Korea)
Synonyms
- 開城 (Keson)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 開 | 城 |