English
kaibun
Kaibun comes from Japanese 回文 ‘palindrome’.
- Japanesemodern回文‘palindrome’literally ‘circle sentence’
- Englishtodaykaibun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern回文‘palindrome’literally ‘circle sentence’
- Englishtodaykaibun
Every English word from Japanese 回文
Today it means
noun A form of Japanese palindrome.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 回文 / kaibun