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て【人】 : te | define meaning
te
Pronunciation: [te~t͡ɕe]
Definition
Noun
- Person; people
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese ひと【人】 hito "person; people". (Compare proto-Ryukyuan *te(e)tsu to standard Japanese hitotsu; *tetsu also occurs in some Japanese dialects.)
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 人 |
Kana | て |
Romanization | te |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [te~t͡ɕe] |
意味:ひと【人】
Categories:
人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, June 4). て【人】 : te | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1145/te/.