Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 頭韻(とういん) in Japanese

頭韻
Kana Reading
とういん
Romaji
tōin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    alliteration
    Example sentence
    頭韻の例を収集するために、シェークスピア・コンコーダンスを調べた。 We studied the Concordance to Shakespeare to accumulate examples of alliteration.

Examples of 頭韻, とういん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

韻 JLPT 1

19 strokes

rhyme, elegance, tone

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi:

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頭 JLPT 4

16 strokes

head, counter for large animals

On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト

Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり

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