Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (えん) (en, prolong) + (ちょう) (chō, viewing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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(えん)(ちょう) (enchō

  1. viewing around; viewing eagerly or impatiently

Verb

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(えん)(ちょう)する (enchō surusuru (stem (えん)(ちょう) (enchō shi), past (えん)(ちょう)した (enchō shita))

  1. to view around; to view eagerly or impatiently

Conjugation

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