てにをは

Japanese

Etymology

  1. て (te), modern で (de, particle indiating location, time, or means of action)
  2. に (ni, particle expressing direction, for example)
  3. を (o, accusative case particle)
  4. は (wa, topic marker particle)

Pronunciation

Noun

てにをは (rōmaji tenioha)

  1. 天爾遠波, 天爾乎波, 弖爾遠波, 弖爾乎波: (Japanese) particle, postposition (part of speech)

Derived terms

  • 弖 (て)爾 (に)乎 (を)波 (は)が合 (あ)わない (tenioha ga awanai)

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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