Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 4
じゅん
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
單純語 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んじゅんご [tàńjúńgó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝŋɡo̞]

Noun edit

(たん)(じゅん)() (tanjungo

  1. (linguistics) simple word
    Antonym: 複合語

Usage notes edit

In Japanese, refers to kanji that has stand-alone usage, such as (みみ) (mimi), (やま) (yama), (かわ) (kawa).

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN