兼々
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兼 | 兼 |
| かね Grade: S |
かね > がね Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 兼兼 予々 予予 |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かねがね [kànéꜜgànè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3][4]
- (Tokyo) かねがね [kànégáꜜnè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ne̞ɡa̠ne̞]
Adverb
兼々 • (kanegane)
- (somewhat formal) for some time, for a while now
- お名前は兼々存じあげております。
- O -namae wa kanegane zonjiagete orimasu.
- I've long known of you by reputation.
(Literally, “Your name, I have humbly known of for a long time.”)
- 予々心配していたことが起こった。
- Kanegane shinpai shiteita koto ga okotta.
- What I'd been worried about all along has happened.
- チベットにはかねがね行ってみたいと思っていた。
- Chibetto ni wa kanegane ittemitai to omotteita.
- I've always wanted to visit Tibet.
- お名前は兼々存じあげております。
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in kana.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “兼々”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here