艶書

Japanese
Kanji in this term
艶 書
えん
Grade: S		 しょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
艷書 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
艶 書
えん
Grade: S		 しょ > じょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
艷書 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 艶 (en, “love”) +‎ 書 (sho, “letter, document”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Noun

艶(えん)書(しょ) or 艶(えん)書(じょ) • (ensho or enjo) 

  1. love letter
    Synonyms: ラブレター (raburetā), 恋文 (koibumi), 付け文 (tsukebumi), 艶状 (enjō), 艶文 (enbun)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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