Japanese

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Alternative spellings
漢籍
漢書

Etymology

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From (から) (kara, China; Korea) + (ふみ) (fumi, document). The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠bɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

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からぶみ (karabumiからぶみ (karabumi)?

  1. (Classical Japanese) Classical Chinese literature of Chinese origin