更年期

Chinese

		to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more	year	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (更年期)		更	年	期

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gēngniánqī, gēngniánqí

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄍㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-liân-kî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēngniánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gengniánci
  - Wade–Giles: kêng¹-nien²-chʻi¹
  - Yale: gēng-nyán-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengnianchi
  - Palladius: гэнняньци (gɛnnjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēngniánqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gengniáncí
  - Wade–Giles: kêng¹-nien²-chʻi²
  - Yale: gēng-nyán-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengnianchyi
  - Palladius: гэнняньци (gɛnnjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
  - Yale: gāng nìhn kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ nin⁴ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-liân-kî
  - Tâi-lô: king-liân-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenglienkii
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³⁻³³ ki²³/

Noun

更年期

menopause (the ending of menstruation)

Synonyms

經絕期／经绝期 (jīngjuéqī)
絕經／绝经 (juéjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
更	年	期
こう Grade: S	ねん Grade: 1	き Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーねんき [kòónéꜜǹkì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːnẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

更(こう)年(ねん)期(き) • (kōnenki)

menopause
Synonym: 閉経期(へいけいき) (heikeiki)

更年期(こうねんき)が始(はじ)まる年齢(ねんれい)には個人差(こじんさ)がある。
Kōnenki ga hajimaru nenrei ni wa kojinsa ga aru.
The age at which menopause begins differs per person.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“更年期”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
更	年	期

Noun

更年期 • (gaengnyeon'gi) (hangeul 갱년기)

hanja form^? of 갱년기 (“menopause”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK16-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK8-3] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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