てにをは
Japanese
Etymology
- 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
- (Tokyo) てにをは [tèníóhá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [te̞ɲ̟io̞ha̠]
Noun
てにをは (rōmaji tenioha)
- 天爾遠波, 天爾乎波, 弖爾遠波, 弖爾乎波: (Japanese) particle, postposition (part of speech)
Derived terms
- 弖爾乎波が合わない (tenioha ga awanai)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN