Chinese

		uncertain	An article, such as the words the and a.
trad. (不定冠詞)		不定	冠詞
simp. (不定冠词)		不定	冠词

Noun

不定冠詞

1. indefinite article

See also

• 定冠詞／定冠词 (dìngguàncí)

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 不定 ‎(futei, “indefinite”) +‎ 冠詞 ‎(kanshi, “article, as in grammar”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ふていか​んし [fùtéékáꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka - [4])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝte̞ːkã̠nɕi]

Noun

不定冠詞 ‎(hiragana ふていかんし, romaji futeikanshi, historical hiragana ふていくわんし)

1. (grammar) indefinite article

Antonyms

• 定冠詞 (ていかんし, ​teikanshi): definite article

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3