回文
Chinese edit
to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
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trad. (回文/迴文) | 回/迴 | 文 | |
simp. (回文) | 回 | 文 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
回文
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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回 | 文 |
かい Grade: 2 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
/kwaibun/ > /kaibun/.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
回文 • (kaibun) ←くゎいぶん (kwaibun)?
- that which when read from start to end or end to start results in the same phrase; a palindrome. In Japanese, the sound unit is the mora, and voicing constraints are ignored.