知恵

Japanese
Kanji in this term
知 恵
ち
Grade: 2		 え
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
知惠 (kyūjitai)
智慧
智恵

Etymology

Middle Chinese 智慧 (ʈˠiᴇH ɦweiH)

知 is a daiyōji replacing 智. 恵 is a daiyōji replacing 慧.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちえ​ [chìéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕie̞]

Noun

知(ち)恵(え) • (chie) ←ちゑ (tiwe)?

  1. wisdom, intelligence

Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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