"手紙" meaning in Japanese

See 手紙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [te̞ɡa̠mʲi] Forms: 手紙 [canonical] (ruby: (), (がみ)), tegami [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁). An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙/手纸 (shǒuzhǐ). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|手|紙|sort=てがみ|t1=hand|t2=paper|tr1=te|tr2=kami}} 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”), {{rendaku2|kami|gami|sort=てがみ}} The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁)., {{nc|zh|手紙}} Chinese 手紙/手纸 (shǒuzhǐ) Head templates: {{ja-noun|てがみ}} 手(て)紙(がみ) • (tegami)
  1. a letter, epistle (written message or note) Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-手紙-ja-noun-wJ4k~rTQ Disambiguation of Communication: 45 9 45
  2. (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items Tags: archaic Synonyms: 半切り紙
    Sense id: en-手紙-ja-noun-Co73iJs4 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 85 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 13 73 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Holonyms: 雁書(がんしょ) (gansho), 雁信(がんしん) (ganshin), 雁札(がんさつ) (gansatsu) 雁素(がんそ), 封書(ふうしょ), 葉書(はがき), 絵葉書(えはがき), 郵便(ゆうびん)
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: 手紙(てがみ), 書簡(しょかん), 書信(しょしん), 書状(しょじょう), 書面(しょめん), 紙面(しめん), 信書(しんしょ), 私信(ししん), 私書(ししょ), 書(しょ), 状(じょう), 一書(いっしょ), 手書(しゅしょ), 親書(しんしょ), 手簡(しゅかん), 書札(しょさつ), 尺牘(せきとく), 書牘(しょとく), 消息(しょうそく), 便(たよ)り, 文(ふみ), 玉章(たまずさ), レター, (respectful) 御状(ごじょう), (respectful) 御書(ごしょ), (respectful) 懇書(こんしょ), (respectful) 貴書(きしょ), (respectful) 貴翰(きかん), (respectful) 貴札(きさつ), (respectful) 芳書(ほうしょ), (respectful) 芳信(ほうげん), (respectful) 芳翰(ほうかん), (respectful) 芳墨(ほうぼく), (respectful) 尊書(そんしょ), (respectful) 尊翰(そんかん), (respectful) 台翰(たいかん), (respectful, literary) 朶雲(だうん), (humble) 寸書(すんしょ), (humble) 寸簡(すんかん), (humble) 寸楮(すんちょ), (humble) 愚書(ぐしょ), (humble) 愚札(ぐさつ)

Noun

IPA: [te̞ɡã̠ɴ] Forms: 手紙 [canonical] (ruby: (), (がん)), tegan [romanization]
Etymology: /teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/ Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal. Etymology templates: {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese Head templates: {{ja-noun|てがん}} 手(て)紙(がん) • (tegan)
  1. (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note) Tags: Kagoshima, dialectal Categories (topical): Communication
    Sense id: en-手紙-ja-noun-wJ4k~rTQ1 Disambiguation of Communication: 45 9 45 Categories (other): Kagoshima Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Holonyms: 雁書(がんしょ) (gansho), 雁信(がんしん) (ganshin), 雁札(がんさつ) (gansatsu) 雁素(がんそ), 封書(ふうしょ), 葉書(はがき), 絵葉書(えはがき), 郵便(ゆうびん)
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: 手紙(てがみ), 書簡(しょかん), 書信(しょしん), 書状(しょじょう), 書面(しょめん), 紙面(しめん), 信書(しんしょ), 私信(ししん), 私書(ししょ), 書(しょ), 状(じょう), 一書(いっしょ), 手書(しゅしょ), 親書(しんしょ), 手簡(しゅかん), 書札(しょさつ), 尺牘(せきとく), 書牘(しょとく), 消息(しょうそく), 便(たよ)り, 文(ふみ), 玉章(たまずさ), レター, (respectful) 御状(ごじょう), (respectful) 御書(ごしょ), (respectful) 懇書(こんしょ), (respectful) 貴書(きしょ), (respectful) 貴翰(きかん), (respectful) 貴札(きさつ), (respectful) 芳書(ほうしょ), (respectful) 芳信(ほうげん), (respectful) 芳翰(ほうかん), (respectful) 芳墨(ほうぼく), (respectful) 尊書(そんしょ), (respectful) 尊翰(そんかん), (respectful) 台翰(たいかん), (respectful, literary) 朶雲(だうん), (humble) 寸書(すんしょ), (humble) 寸簡(すんかん), (humble) 寸楮(すんちょ), (humble) 愚書(ぐしょ), (humble) 愚札(ぐさつ)
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      "word": "書(しょ)"
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      "word": "状(じょう)"
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      "word": "一書(いっしょ)"
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      "word": "手書(しゅしょ)"
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      "word": "親書(しんしょ)"
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      "word": "手簡(しゅかん)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "書札(しょさつ)"
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      "word": "尺牘(せきとく)"
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      "word": "文(ふみ)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "玉章(たまずさ)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "レター"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 御状(ごじょう)"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 御書(ごしょ)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 懇書(こんしょ)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 貴書(きしょ)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 貴翰(きかん)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 貴札(きさつ)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 芳書(ほうしょ)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 芳信(ほうげん)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 芳翰(ほうかん)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 芳墨(ほうぼく)"
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      "word": "(respectful) 尊書(そんしょ)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 尊翰(そんかん)"
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      "word": "literary) 朶雲(だうん)"
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      "word": "(humble) 寸書(すんしょ)"
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      "word": "(humble) 寸簡(すんかん)"
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      "word": "(humble) 寸楮(すんちょ)"
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      "word": "(humble) 愚書(ぐしょ)"
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      "word": "(humble) 愚札(ぐさつ)"
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "手紙"
}

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      "word": "手書(しゅしょ)"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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}
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "word": "絵葉書(えはがき)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "書信(しょしん)"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    "Daijirin"
  ],
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}

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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "私書(ししょ)"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "状(じょう)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "手書(しゅしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "親書(しんしょ)"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 懇書(こんしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 貴書(きしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 貴翰(きかん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 貴札(きさつ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 芳書(ほうしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 芳信(ほうげん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 芳翰(ほうかん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 芳墨(ほうぼく)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 尊書(そんしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 尊翰(そんかん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful) 台翰(たいかん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(respectful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "literary) 朶雲(だうん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(humble) 寸書(すんしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(humble) 寸簡(すんかん)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(humble) 寸楮(すんちょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(humble) 愚書(ぐしょ)"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:手紙",
      "word": "(humble) 愚札(ぐさつ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "手紙"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 手紙 meaning in Japanese (11.0kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "手紙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "手紙",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "手紙"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "手紙",
  "trace": ""
}

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