Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Middle Chinese 愛玩 (MC 'ojH ngwanH).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あい)(がん) (aiganあいぐわん (aigwan)?

  1. caring for (a pet or small object)

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

愛玩 (aewan) (hangeul 애완)

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