語幹

Chinese
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
main part of something; to manage; to work
main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (語幹) 語 幹
simp. (语干) 语 干

Pronunciation

Noun

語幹

  1. (linguistics) Alternative name for 詞幹／词干 (cígàn, “stem”).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
語 幹
ご
Grade: 2		 かん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

語 (go, “word”) +‎ 幹 (kan, “trunk”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞kã̠ɴ]

Noun

語(ご)幹(かん) • (gokan) 

  1. (linguistics) stem

Usage notes

See the usage note at 語尾.

  • There are also textbooks that use 語幹 (gokan, “stem”) to refer to the -masu stem, i.e. the 連用形 (ren'yōkei).
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