Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: S
しょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
艷書 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: S
しょ > じょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
艷書 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (en, love) +‎ (sho, letter, document).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えん)(しょ) or (えん)(じょ) (ensho or enjo

  1. love letter
    Synonyms: ラブレター (raburetā), 恋文 (koibumi), 付け文 (tsukebumi), 艶状 (enjō), 艶文 (enbun)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN