Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
建物
 建物 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(たて) (tate, build) + (もの) (mono, thing)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

たてもの (tatemono

  1. 建物: building, structure, construction, edifice
    Synonyms: 建造物 (kenzōbutsu), 建築物 (kenchikubutsu)
    (とう)(きょう)(たて)(もの)いっぱいですね!
    Tōkyō wa tatemono de ippai desu ne!
    Tokyo is full of buildings, isn't it!

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 건물(建物) (geonmul)[4]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ CHO Eui-sung (2001) “우리말에 들어온 일본말 [urimare deureoon ilbonmal, Japanese words that have entered Korean]”, in Cho's Lab of Korean Language[1]