定義

See also: 定义

Chinese

		to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (定義)		定	義
simp. (定义)		定	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dìngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ding⁶ ji⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): dêng-ngiê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tēng-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): dian⁷ ngi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dìngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dìngyì
  - Wade–Giles: ting⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: dìng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dinqyih
  - Palladius: динъи (dinʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding⁶ ji⁶
  - Yale: dihng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding⁶ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ding⁶ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ²² jiː²²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dêng-ngiê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tēng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tīng-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexnggi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡi³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dian⁷ ngi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiāⁿ ngĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tĩã¹¹ ŋi³⁵/

Noun

定義

definition

Derived terms

下定義 / 下定义 (xià dìngyì)

Verb

定義

to come up with a definition; to define

Synonyms

edit

下定義 / 下定义 (xià dìngyì)
界定 (jièdìng)
限定 (xiàndìng)

Derived terms

自定義 / 自定义 (zìdìngyì)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
定	義
てい Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てーぎ [téꜜègì] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) てーぎ [tèégíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [te̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

定(てい)義(ぎ) • (teigi)

definition

Verb

定(てい)義(ぎ)する • (teigi suru) transitive suru (stem 定(てい)義(ぎ)し (teigi shi), past 定(てい)義(ぎ)した (teigi shita))

to define

Conjugation

Conjugation of "定義する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	定義し	ていぎし	teigi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	定義し	ていぎし	teigi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	定義する	ていぎする	teigi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	定義する	ていぎする	teigi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	定義すれ	ていぎすれ	teigi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	定義せよ¹ 定義しろ²	ていぎせよ¹ ていぎしろ²	teigi seyo¹ teigi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	定義される	ていぎされる	teigi sareru
Causative	定義させる定義さす	ていぎさせるていぎさす	teigi saseru teigi sasu
Potential	定義できる	ていぎできる	teigi dekiru
Volitional	定義しよう	ていぎしよう	teigi shiyō
Negative	定義しない	ていぎしない	teigi shinai
Negative continuative	定義せず	ていぎせず	teigi sezu
Formal	定義します	ていぎします	teigi shimasu
Perfective	定義した	ていぎした	teigi shita
Conjunctive	定義して	ていぎして	teigi shite
Hypothetical conditional	定義すれば	ていぎすれば	teigi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Descendants

Korean: 정의 (jeong'ui)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
定	義
さだ Grade: 3	よし Grade: 5
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

定(さだ)義(よし) • (Sadayoshi)

a male given name

References

“定義”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
定	義

Noun

定義 • (jeong'ui) (hangeul 정의)

hanja form^? of 정의 (“definition”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
定	義

Noun

定義

chữ Hán form of định nghĩa (“definition”)