選手権
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 選 | 手 | 権 |
| せん Grade: 4 |
しゅ Grade: 1 |
けん Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 選手權 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 選手 (senshu) + 権 (ken). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why 権 "rights"?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
選手権 • (senshuken) ←せんしゆけん (sensyuken)?
- championship (position of champion, or winner)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN