鏗然

See also: 铿然

Chinese

		jingling of metals; to strike	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (鏗然)		鏗	然
simp. (铿然)		铿	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄥ ㄖㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄥ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kengrán
    • Wade–Giles: kʻêng¹-jan²
    • Yale: kēng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kengran
    • Palladius: кэнжань (kɛnžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

Adjective

鏗然

1. (literary) clanging; resounding
2. (literary) loud and clear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鏗	然
こう Hyōgaiji	ぜん Grade: 4
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーぜん [kòózéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

鏗(こう)然(ぜん) • (kōzen) ^{←かうぜん (kauzen)?†}-tari (adnominal 鏗(こう)然(ぜん)とした (kōzen to shita) or 鏗(こう)然(ぜん)たる (kōzen taru), adverbial 鏗(こう)然(ぜん)と (kōzen to) or 鏗(こう)然(ぜん)として (kōzen to shite))

1. (literary) shrilling (of metal, stone, musical instruments, etc)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "鏗然たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	鏗然たら	こうぜんたら	kouzentara
Continuative (連用形)	鏗然と[1] 鏗然たり[2]	こうぜんと こうぜんたり	kouzento kouzentari
Terminal (終止形)	鏗然たり	こうぜんたり	kouzentari
Attributive (連体形)	鏗然たる	こうぜんたる	kouzentaru
Realis (已然形)	鏗然たれ	こうぜんたれ	kouzentare
Imperative (命令形)	鏗然たれ	こうぜんたれ	kouzentare
Key constructions
Negative	鏗然たらず	こうぜんたらず	kouzentarazu
Contrasting conjunction	鏗然たれど	こうぜんたれど	kouzentaredo
Causal conjunction	鏗然たれば	こうぜんたれば	kouzentareba
Conditional conjunction	鏗然たらば	こうぜんたらば	kouzentaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	鏗然たりき	こうぜんたりき	kouzentariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	鏗然たりけり	こうぜんたりけり	kouzentarikeri
Adverbial	鏗然と	こうぜんと	kouzento
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.