冠詞

See also: 冠词

Chinese

		to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap	word; phrase; classical Chinese poem
trad. (冠詞)		冠	詞
simp. (冠词)		冠	词

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 冠詞

1. (grammar) article (such as the words “the” and “a/an”)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (冠詞):

• → Japanese: 冠詞(かんし) (kanshi)
• → Korean: 관사(冠詞) (gwansa)
• → Vietnamese: quán từ (冠詞)

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冠	詞
かん Grade: S	し Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

冠(かん)詞(し) • (kanshi) ^{←くわんし (kwansi)?}

1. (grammar) article

Derived terms

• 定冠詞(ていかんし) (teikanshi): definite article

• 不定冠詞(ふていかんし) (futeikanshi): indefinite article

Further reading

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
• Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

---

Korean

Hanja in this term
冠	詞

Noun

冠詞 • (gwansa) (hangeul 관사)

1. hanja form^? of 관사 (“article”)

---

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
冠	詞

Noun

冠詞

1. chữ Hán form of quán từ (“article”).