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体用

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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体(たい)用(ゆう) or 体(たい)用(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

Noun

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体(たい)用(よう) • (taiyō) 

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