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冠詞

冠詞

See also: 冠词

Chinese

		to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (冠詞)		冠	詞
simp. (冠词)		冠	词

Noun

冠詞

An article, such as the words the and a.

Derived terms

不定冠詞 ‎(bùdìng guàncí)
定冠詞 ‎(dìng guàncí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冠	詞
かん Grade: S	し Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi: Kan'on
(Tokyo) かんし [kàńshí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kã̠nɕi]

Noun

冠詞 ‎(hiragana かんし, romaji kanshi, historical hiragana くわんし)

(grammar) article

Derived terms

定冠詞 (ていかんし, teikanshi): definite article

不定冠詞 (ふていかんし, futeikanshi): indefinite article

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067