定義

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See also: 定义

Chinese

to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
 justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (定義) 定 義
simp. (定义) 定 义

Pronunciation

Noun

定義

  1. definition

Derived terms

Verb

定義

  1. to come up with a definition; to define

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
定 義
てい
Grade: 3 		ぎ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

定(てい)義(ぎ) • (teigi) 

  1. definition

Verb

定(てい)義(ぎ)する • (teigi suru) transitive suru (stem 定(てい)義(ぎ)し (teigi shi), past 定(てい)義(ぎ)した (teigi shita))

  1. to define
Conjugation
Conjugation of "定義する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 定義し ていぎし teigi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 定義し ていぎし teigi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 定義する ていぎする teigi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 定義する ていぎする teigi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 定義すれ ていぎすれ teigi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 定義せよ¹
定義しろ² 		ていぎせよ¹
ていぎしろ² 		teigi seyo¹
teigi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 定義される ていぎされる teigi sareru
Causative 定義させる
定義さす 		ていぎさせる
ていぎさす 		teigi saseru
teigi sasu
Potential 定義できる ていぎできる teigi dekiru
Volitional 定義しよう ていぎしよう teigi shiyō
Negative 定義しない ていぎしない teigi shinai
Negative continuative 定義せず ていぎせず teigi sezu
Formal 定義します ていぎします teigi shimasu
Perfective 定義した ていぎした teigi shita
Conjunctive 定義して ていぎして teigi shite
Hypothetical conditional 定義すれば ていぎすれば teigi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Descendants

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
定 義
さだ
Grade: 3 		よし
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

定(さだ)義(よし) • (Sadayoshi) 

  1. a male given name

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
定義

Noun

定義 • (jeong'ui) (hangeul 정의)

  1. hanja form? of 정의 (“definition”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
定義

Noun

定義

  1. chữ Hán form of định nghĩa (“definition”).
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