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くゎんにん・くぁんにん【官人】 : kwannin | define meaning
kwannin
Pronunciation: [kʷan̩niŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Public servant; civil servant; government official
Etymology
Cognate with the now-archaic standard Japanese word かんにん【官人】 kannin "public servant; civil servant; government official", historically written くわんにん kuwannin (kwannin).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 官人 |
| Kana | くゎんにん くぁんにん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩んにん |
| Romanization | kwannin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷan̩niŋ̍] |
意味：かんにん【官人】、かんり【官吏】、やくにん【役人】
Categories:
官人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 14). くゎんにん・くぁんにん【官人】 : kwannin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3558/kwannin/.