形声
See also: 形聲
Chinese edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 形声 – see 形聲 (“phonosemantic compounding”). (This term is the simplified form of 形聲). |
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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形 | 声 |
けい Grade: 2 |
せい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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形聲 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese compound 形聲 (MC heng syeng, literally “form, shape + sound”).
The kan'on, so likely a borrowing from later in the history of Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation.
See also edit
- 六書 (rikusho): The six types of Han characters
References edit
- 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN