Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 4
がん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
愛翫

Etymology

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Middle Chinese 愛玩 (MC 'ojH ngwanH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あい)(がん) (aiganあいぐわん (aigwan)?

  1. caring for (a pet or small object)

Derived terms

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Verb

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(あい)(がん)する (aigan suruあいぐわん (aigwan)?suru (stem (あい)(がん) (aigan shi), past (あい)(がん)した (aigan shita))

  1. to care for (a pet or small object)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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愛玩 (aewan) (hangeul 애완)

  1. Hanja form? of 애완 (caring for (a pet or small object)).