回文
Chinese
    
| to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (回文/迴文) | 回/迴 | 文 | |
| simp. (回文) | 回 | 文 | |
Pronunciation
    
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 回 | 文 | 
| かい Grade: 2 | ぶん Grade: 1 | 
| on’yomi | |
Alternative forms
    
- 廻文
Etymology
    
/kwaibun/ > /kaibun/.
Noun
    
回文 • (kaibun) ←くゎいぶん (kwaibun)?
- that which when read from start to end or end to start results in the same phrase; a palindrome. In Japanese, the sound unit is the mora, and voicing constraints are ignored.
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