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Grade: 3

Grade: 3
ろん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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Combination of 意味 (imi, meaning) +‎ (-ron, theory).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(ろん) (imiron

  1. semantics (as a field of study), semasiology

Usage notes

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Use the term 意味 (imi) to express the meaning sense of semantics, as in “the semantics of this conjugation of the verb verb suggest...”

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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意味論 (uimiron or McCune-Reischauer: ŭimiron or Yale: ūymilon) (hangeul 의미론)

  1. hanja form? of 의미론 (semantics)