Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
そく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
觀測 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟]

Noun

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(かん)(そく) (kansoku

  1. observation, expedition
    南極(なんきょく)観測(かんそく)のための砕氷船(さいひょうせん)
    nankyoku kansoku no tame no saihyōsen
    an icebreaker used in an Antarctic expedition
  2. view, prediction

Derived terms

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Verb

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(かん)(そく)する (kansoku surutransitive suru (stem (かん)(そく) (kansoku shi), past (かん)(そく)した (kansoku shita))

  1. to observe

Descendants

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  • Chinese: 觀測观测 (guāncè)
  • Korean: 관측 (gwancheuk)
  • Vietnamese: quan trắc

Conjugation

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