Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 4
ない
Grade: 2
にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
案內人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 案内 (annai, guiding) +‎ (nin, person).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あん)(ない)(にん) (annainin

  1. a guide; a person who show somebody or something the way by leading, directing or advising
    (たび)案内人(あんないにん)必要不可欠(ひつようふかけつ)だ。
    Tabi ni annainin wa hitsuyō fukaketsu da.
    There is no journey without a guide.

References edit

  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