浪漫
Chinese
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated |
free; unrestrained; inundate | ||
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simp. and trad. (浪漫) |
浪 | 漫 |
Etymology
Originally a native Chinese word meaning “unrestrained, indulgent”. Later used as a phono-semantic matching of English romantic, itself derived from French romantique. Compare also Chinese 羅馬, French roman (“novel”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
浪漫
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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浪 | 漫 |
ろう Grade: S |
まん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology
/rauman/ → /roːman/
The kanji are ateji (当て字), probably coined by Natsume Sōseki. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Alternative forms
- 浪曼
Noun
浪漫 (hiragana ろうまん, rōmaji rōman, historical hiragana らうまん)
(alternative reading katakana ローマン, romaji rōman)
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