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Chinese

		to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (定義)		定	義
simp. (定义)		定	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dìngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Category:Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation
Cantonese (Jyutping): ding⁶ ji⁶
Category:Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation#宀05羊07
Eastern Min (BUC): dêng-ngiê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tēng-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): dian⁷ ngi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dìngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dìngyì
  - Wade–Giles: ting⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: dìng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dinqyih
  - Palladius: динъи (dinʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding⁶ ji⁶
  - Yale: dihng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding⁶ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ding⁶ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ²² jiː²²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dêng-ngiê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tēng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tīng-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexnggi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡi³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dian⁷ ngi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiāⁿ ngĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tĩã¹¹ ŋi³⁵/

Noun

定義Category:Chinese lemmas#宀05羊07 Category:Chinese nouns#宀05羊07 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#宀05羊07 Category:Pages with entries#定義 Category:Pages with 4 entries#定義

definition

Derived terms

下定義 / 下定义 (xià dìngyì)

Verb

定義Category:Chinese lemmas#宀05羊07 Category:Chinese verbs#宀05羊07 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#宀05羊07 Category:Pages with entries#定義 Category:Pages with 4 entries#定義

to come up with a definition; to define

Synonyms

edit

下定義 / 下定义 (xià dìngyì)
界定 (jièdìng)
限定 (xiàndìng)

Derived terms

自定義 / 自定义 (zìdìngyì)

Category:Advanced Mandarin#宀05羊07

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
定	義
てい Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 定 read as てい#ていき'Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ていき'Category:Japanese terms spelled with 義 read as ぎ#ていき'Category:Japanese terms read with on'yomi#ていき'

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Japanese entries#ていき'

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てーぎ [téꜜègì] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) てーぎ [tèégíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [te̞ːɡʲi]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ていき'

Category:Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#ていき'Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#ていき'Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#ていき'

Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 定義する

Plain	定義する	てーぎ・するてーぎ・する	`[téꜜègì sùrú]` `[tèégíꜜ sùrú]`
Conjunctive	定義して	てーぎ・しててーぎ・して	`[téꜜègì shìté]` `[tèégíꜜ shìté]`
Perfective	定義した	てーぎ・したてーぎ・した	`[téꜜègì shìtá]` `[tèégíꜜ shìtá]`
Negative	定義しない	てーぎ・しないてーぎ・しない	`[téꜜègì shìnáí]` `[tèégíꜜ shìnáí]`
Negative perfective	定義しなかった	てーぎ・しなかったてーぎ・しなかった	`[téꜜègì shìnáꜜkàttà]` `[tèégíꜜ shìnáꜜkàttà]`
Hypothetical conditional	定義すれば	てーぎ・すればてーぎ・すれば	`[téꜜègì sùréꜜbà]` `[tèégíꜜ sùréꜜbà]`
Past conditional	定義したら	てーぎ・したらてーぎ・したら	`[téꜜègì shìtáꜜrà]` `[tèégíꜜ shìtáꜜrà]`
Imperative	定義しろ定義せよ	てーぎ・しろてーぎ・せよてーぎ・しろてーぎ・せよ	`[téꜜègì shìró]` `[téꜜègì séꜜyò]` `[tèégíꜜ shìró]` `[tèégíꜜ séꜜyò]`
Volitional	定義しよう	てーぎ・しよーてーぎ・しよー	`[téꜜègì shìyóꜜò]` `[tèégíꜜ shìyóꜜò]`
Desiderative	定義したい	てーぎ・したいてーぎ・したい	`[téꜜègì shìtáí]` `[tèégíꜜ shìtáí]`
Formal	定義します	てーぎ・しますてーぎ・します	`[téꜜègì shìmáꜜsù]` `[tèégíꜜ shìmáꜜsù]`
Formal negative	定義しません	てーぎ・しませんてーぎ・しません	`[téꜜègì shìmáséꜜǹ]` `[tèégíꜜ shìmáséꜜǹ]`
Formal volitional	定義しましょう	てーぎ・しましょーてーぎ・しましょー	`[téꜜègì shìmáshóꜜò]` `[tèégíꜜ shìmáshóꜜò]`
Formal perfective	定義しました	てーぎ・しましたてーぎ・しました	`[téꜜègì shìmáꜜshìtà]` `[tèégíꜜ shìmáꜜshìtà]`
Continuative	定義し定義しに	てーぎ・してーぎ・しにてーぎ・してーぎ・しに	`[téꜜègì shì]` `[téꜜègì shì ní]` `[tèégíꜜ shì]` `[tèégíꜜ shì ní]`
Negative continuative	定義せず定義せずに	てーぎ・せずてーぎ・せずにてーぎ・せずてーぎ・せずに	`[téꜜègì séꜜzù]` `[téꜜègì séꜜzù nì]` `[tèégíꜜ séꜜzù]` `[tèégíꜜ séꜜzù nì]`
Passive	定義される	てーぎ・されるてーぎ・される	`[téꜜègì sàrérú]` `[tèégíꜜ sàrérú]`
Causative	定義させる定義さす	てーぎ・させるてーぎ・さすてーぎ・させるてーぎ・さす	`[téꜜègì sàsérú]` `[téꜜègì sàsú]` `[tèégíꜜ sàsérú]` `[tèégíꜜ sàsú]`
Potential	定義できる	てーぎ・できるてーぎ・できる	`[téꜜègì dèkíꜜrù]` `[tèégíꜜ dèkíꜜrù]`

Noun

definition

Verb

to define

Conjugation

Conjugation of "定義する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	定義し	ていぎし	teigi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	定義し	ていぎし	teigi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	定義する	ていぎする	teigi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	定義する	ていぎする	teigi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	定義すれ	ていぎすれ	teigi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	定義せよ¹ 定義しろ²	ていぎせよ¹ ていぎしろ²	teigi seyo¹ teigi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	定義される	ていぎされる	teigi sareru
Causative	定義させる定義さす	ていぎさせるていぎさす	teigi saseru teigi sasu
Potential	定義できる	ていぎできる	teigi dekiru
Volitional	定義しよう	ていぎしよう	teigi shiyō
Negative	定義しない	ていぎしない	teigi shinai
Negative continuative	定義せず	ていぎせず	teigi sezu
Formal	定義します	ていぎします	teigi shimasu
Perfective	定義した	ていぎした	teigi shita
Conjunctive	定義して	ていぎして	teigi shite
Hypothetical conditional	定義すれば	ていぎすれば	teigi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Descendants

Korean: 정의 (jeong'ui)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
定	義
さだ Grade: 3	よし Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 定 read as さだ#さたよし'Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#さたよし'Category:Japanese terms spelled with 義 read as よし#さたよし'Category:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#さたよし'

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Japanese entries#ていき'

Proper noun

a male given nameCategory:Japanese given names#さだよし Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#さだよし Category:Japanese male given names#さだよし

References

“定義”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Category:Japanese words with multiple readings#ていき'

Korean

Hanja in this term
定	義

Noun

定義 • (jeong'ui) (hangeul 정의)Category:Korean lemmas#정의 Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#정의 Category:Korean nouns#정의 Category:Korean nouns in Han script#정의 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#정의 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#정의 Category:Pages with entries#定義 Category:Pages with 4 entries#定義

hanja form^? of 정의 (“definition”)Category:Korean hanja forms#定義

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
定	義

Noun

定義Category:Vietnamese lemmas#宀05羊07 Category:Vietnamese nouns#宀05羊07 Category:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#宀05羊07 Category:Pages with entries#定義 Category:Pages with 4 entries#定義 Category:Vietnamese nouns in Han script#宀05羊07

chữ Hán form of định nghĩa (“definition”)Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán