体用

体用

Japanese

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

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) たいゆう [tàíyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ijɯ̟ᵝː]

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) た​いよー [táꜜìyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ijo̞ː]

Noun

体(たい)用(ゆう) or 体(たい)用(よう) • (taiyū or taiyō) 

1. (collective, philosophy, Buddhism, poetry) Essence-Function; Substance and Function; Form and Attribute; that which is absolutely inherent and that which relatively manifests

体(たい)用(よう) • (taiyō) 

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