てにをは

Japanese

Alternative spellings
天爾遠波
天爾乎波
弖爾遠波
弖爾乎波
天仁遠波

Alternative forms

Etymology

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  1. (te), modern (de, particle indiating location, time, or means of action)
  2. (ni, particle expressing direction, for example)
  3. (o, accusative case particle)
  4. (wa, topic marker particle)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にをは [tèníóhá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɲ̟io̞ha̠]
  • is pronounced as ha, not as wa.

Noun

てにをは • (tenioha) てにをは (teniwofa)?

  1. (Japanese) particle, postposition (part of speech)

Derived terms

  • 弖爾乎波(てにをは)()わない (tenioha ga awanai)

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
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