Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
歸化 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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() (ki, to submit to) + () (-ka, -ize)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (kikaきくわ (kikwa)?

  1. the process of taking citizenship in a foreign country; naturalization

Derived terms

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Verb

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()()する (kika suruintransitive suru (stem ()() (kika shi), past ()()した (kika shita))

  1. to naturalize

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN