鼾声

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See also: 鼾聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 鼾聲 (“sound of snoring”).
(This term is the simplified form of 鼾聲).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgai
せい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鼾聲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 鼾聲鼾声 (khan? syeng, literally snoring + sound). Compare modern Mandarin reading hānshēng.

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(せい) (kansei

  1. the sound of snoring

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN