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書簡

書簡

See also: 书简

Chinese

		book; letter	simple
trad. (書簡)		書	簡
simp. (书简)		书	简
alt. forms		書柬／书柬

Noun

書簡

letter (written or typed communication)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
書	簡
しょ Grade: 2	かん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kã̠ɴ]

Alternative forms

書翰

Noun

書簡 ‎(hiragana しょかん, romaji shokan)

a letter

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shūjiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ gaan²
Min Nan (POJ): su-kán / chir-kán / si-kán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shūjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shujean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu¹ gaan²
  - Yale: syū gáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ gaan²
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyː⁵⁵ kɑːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-kán
  - Tâi-lô: su-kán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'karn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-kán
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-kán
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ kan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-kán
  - Tâi-lô: si-kán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'karn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁵³/