近臣

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (近臣)		近	臣
simp. #(近臣)		近	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnchén
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-chʻên²
    • Yale: jìn-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnchern
    • Palladius: цзиньчэнь (czinʹčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Noun

近臣

1. (archaic) personal attendant of a king or emperor; one of the monarch's closest ministers; favourite courtier

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (近臣):

• → Japanese: 近臣(きんしん) (kinshin)
• → Korean: 근신(近臣) (geunsin)
• → Vietnamese: cận thần (近臣)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
近	臣
きん Grade: 2	しん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

近(きん)臣(しん) • (kinshin) 

1. vassal
2. attendant