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くん【此ん・斯ん】 : kun | define meaning
kun
Definition
Adnominal Demonstrative
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Proximal adnominal demonstrative used to introduce a thing, an idea or a person close to the speaker.
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くんてぃー【此ん手・斯ん手】
kun tïï
"This hand"
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くんてぃー【此ん手・斯ん手】
Etymology
Derived from reduction and vowel raising of the form この【此の・斯の】 kono "this". Cognate to Kagoshima こん kon; Okinawan くぬ kunu; and standard Japanese この【此の・斯の】 kono "this". Ultimately formed from the proximal deictic root こ【此・斯】 ko-, followed by the genitive particle の【乃・之】 no.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 此ん 斯ん |
Kana | くん |
Romanization | kun |
意味:この【此の・斯の】
Categories:
此ん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). くん【此ん・斯ん】 : kun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/550/kun/.