See also: 慇勤 and 殷勤

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殷勤 (“eagerly attentive; earnest; courteous; sincere; diligent”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 殷勤).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いん
Hyōgai
ぎん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いん)(ぎん) (ingin

  1. politeness, courtesy
  2. close friendship
    Synonym: 誼み
    慇懃(いんぎん)(かさ)ねる
    ingin o kasaneru
    (of two people) in close contact
  3. (sexual) intimacy

Adjective

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(いん)(ぎん) (ingin-na (adnominal (いん)(ぎん) (ingin na), adverbial (いん)(ぎん) (ingin ni))

  1. polite, courteous
    慇懃(いんぎん)態度(たいど)
    ingin na taido
    a courteous attitude

Inflection

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Derived terms

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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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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慇懃 (eun'geun) (hangeul 은근)

  1. hanja form? of 은근 (politeness; implicitness)