回文

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Chinese

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to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
trad. (回文/迴文) /
simp. (回文)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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回文

  1. palindrome

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
ぶん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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/kwaibun/ > /kaibun/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(ぶん) (kaibunくゎいぶん (kwaibun)?

  1. that which when read from start to end or end to start results in the same phrase; a palindrome. In Japanese, the sound unit is the mora, and voicing constraints are ignored.