See also: 陷穽 and 陷阱

Japanese Edit

Etymology Edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
せい
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
陷穽 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 陷穽 (MC heamH dzjengX|dzjengH, “trap”).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

(かん)(せい) (kanseiかんせい (kansei)?

  1. (physical or figurative) trap

References Edit

  1. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN