二重

二重

Chinese

		two	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad. (二重)		二	重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èrchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ cung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: èrchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellchorng
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ cung⁴
    • Yale: yih chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ cung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Adjective

二重

1. (attributive) double; twofold; dual

Derived terms

二重唱 (èrchóngchàng) 二重國籍／二重国籍 (èrchóng guójí)

二重奏 (èrchóngzòu) 二重性 (èrchóngxìng)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
二	重
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) にじゅう [nìjúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨᵝː]

Noun

二重 (hiragana にじゅう, rōmaji nijū, historical hiragana にぢゆう)

1. double, twofold

Derived terms

• 二重底 (にじゅうぞこ) (nijūzoko, “double sole; double bottom”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
二	重
ふた Grade: 1	え Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふた​え [fùtáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][1]
  • (Tokyo) ふたえ​ [fùtáéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̊ᵝta̠e̞]

Noun

二重 (hiragana ふたえ, rōmaji futae, historical hiragana ふたへ)

1. double, twofold

See also

• ダブル (daburu)
• 一重 (ひとえ) (hitoe, “single”)
• 二重 (ふたえ) (futae, “double”)
• 三 (み)重 (え) (mie, “triple”)
• 四 (よ)重 (え) (yoe, “quadruple”)
• 五重 (いつえ) (itsue, “quintuple”)
• 六 (む)重 (え) (mue, “sextuple”)
• 七重 (ななえ) (nanae, “septuple”)
• 八 (や)重 (え) (yae, “octuple”)
• 九重 (ここのえ) (kokonoe, “nonuple”)
• 十 (と)重 (え) (toe, “decuple”)
• 二 (は)十 (た)重 (え) (hatae, “vigintuple”)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN