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Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
棒讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Literally "stick reading".

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ぼう)() (bōyomi

  1. reading in a monotone voice
  2. reading Classical Chinese text by the Chinese word order, ignoring the kaeriten

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Mandarin: 棒讀棒读 (bàngdú)

References edit

  1. ^ Kyōsuke Kindaichi et al. (eds.) (1974), 三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseidō Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō