遣唐使

Chinese

		dispatch	Tang dynasty (618–907)	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (遣唐使)		遣	唐	使
simp. #(遣唐使)		遣	唐	使

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎntángshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎntángshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎntángshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien³-tʻang²-shih³
    • Yale: chyǎn-táng-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheantarngshyy
    • Palladius: цяньтанши (cjanʹtanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

遣唐使

1. (historical) Japanese envoy to Tang China

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遣	唐	使
けん Grade: S	とう Grade: S	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんとーし [kèńtóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nto̞ːɕi]

Noun

遣(けん)唐(とう)使(し) • (kentōshi) ^{←けんたうし (kentausi)?}

1. (historical) a Japanese envoy to Tang China

   Synonym: 入唐使 (nittōshi)

See also

• 遣隋使(けんずいし) (kenzuishi)