Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: S
しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
頓寫 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とん)(しゃ) (tonsha

  1. quickly copying something
  2. (Buddhism) dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day

Synonyms

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Verb

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(とん)(しゃ)する (tonsha surusuru (stem (とん)(しゃ) (tonsha shi), past (とん)(しゃ)した (tonsha shita))

  1. quickly copy something
  2. (Buddhism) perform the dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day

Conjugation

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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