てにをは
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Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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天爾遠波 天爾乎波 弖爾遠波 弖爾乎波 天仁遠波 |
Alternative forms
- てには (teniha)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “origin of term in a 'doctor's house' and four corners (rough translation from DJR)?”)
- て (te), modern で (de, particle indiating location, time, or means of action)
- に (ni, particle expressing direction, for example)
- を (o, accusative case particle)
- は (wa, topic marker particle)
Pronunciation
- は is pronounced as ha, not as wa.
Noun
てにをは • (tenioha) ←てにをは (teniwofa)?
- (Japanese) particle, postposition (part of speech)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN