Chinese

Adjective

古典

1. classical (relating to ancient culture or society, when used as an attributive)

   古典文學 / 古典文学  ―  gǔdiǎn wénxué  ―  classical literature

Derived terms

Noun

古典

1. classical allusion

Synonyms

• 典故 (diǎngù)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こてん [kòtéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

古典 ‎(hiragana こてん, romaji koten)

1. a classic

Compounds

• 古典的 (こてんてき) ‎(kotenteki)

References

1. ↑ 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