体用

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 2
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
體用 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
ゆう
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
體用 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

(body) +‎ (use), from Middle Chinese 體用. Also blend of 体言 +‎ 用言.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たい)(ゆう) or (たい)(よう) (taiyū or taiyō

  1. (philosophy, Buddhism, poetry) Essence-Function; Substance and Function; Form and Attribute; that which is absolutely inherent and that which relatively manifests

(たい)(よう) (taiyō

  1. (grammar) 体言 (taigen, nominals, literally substantive words) and 用言 (yōgen, inflected words, literally functional words)