Japanese Word Entry
どんぐりの背比べ| Kana: | どんぐりのせいくらべ |
| Romaji: | dongurinoseikurabe |
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| Alternative forms: | ドングリの背比べ 、 どんぐりの背くらべ 、 團栗の背比べ 〔団栗の背比べ〕 |
| Alternative reading: | ドングリのせいくらべ (dongurinoseikurabe) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 背 | stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel, back side, betray |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄟˋ (bèi), ㄅㄟ (bēi) |
| Cantonese: | bui3, bui6 |
| Japanese: | ハイ (hai) / せ (se)、 せい (sei)、 そむ.く (somuku)、 そむ.ける (somukeru) |
| Korean: | 배 (bae), 패 (pae) |
| Vietnamese: | bối, bội |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 揹 |
| 比 | compare, race, ratio, Philippines, to compare, liken, comparison, than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ), ㄅㄧˋ (bì), ㄆㄧˊ (pí), ㄆㄧˇ (pǐ) |
| Cantonese: | bei2, bei6, pei4 |
| Japanese: | ヒ (hi) / くら.べる (kuraberu)、 ならぶ (narabu)、 ならべる (naraberu) |
| Korean: | 비 (bi) |
| Vietnamese: | bỉ, bí, bì, tỉ |
| 團 | association, sphere, ball, circle, mass, lump |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄨㄢˊ (tuán), ㄔㄨㄢˊ (chuán) |
| Cantonese: | tyun4 |
| Japanese: | ダン (dan)、 トン (ton)、 ドン (don) / かたまり (katamari)、 まる.い (marui) |
| Korean: | 단 (dan) |
| Vietnamese: | đoàn |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 团 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 団 |
| Semantic variant form: | 摶 |
| 栗 | chestnut, chestnut tree, chestnuts, surname |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˋ (lì), ㄌㄧㄝˋ (liè) |
| Cantonese: | leot6 |
| Japanese: | リツ (ritsu)、 リ (ri) / くり (kuri)、 おののく (ononoku) |
| Korean: | 률 (ryul), 율 (yul) |
| Vietnamese: | lật, niêu |