呉音

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • The pronunciation of Chinese hanzi characters used in the Wú and Yuè regions of China.
  • A category of on'yomi (), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation.

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 呉 (Chinese, the W region of China, China, from China) + Japanese 音 (sound, pronunciation, Sino-Japanese reading of a kanji).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

sound, pronunciation, Sino-Japanese reading of a kanji

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
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