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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てにをは [tèníóhá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɲ̟io̞ha̠]
  • は 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)が合(あ)わない (tenioha ga awanai)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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