倭
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
倭 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人竹木女 (OHDV), four-corner 22244, composition ⿰亻委)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 109, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 796
- Dae Jaweon: page 232, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 179, character 8
- Unihan data for U+502D
- Shuowen Jiezi: volume 15, page 46, character 18
Chinese edit
trad. | 倭 | |
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simp. # | 倭 |
Glyph origin edit
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
倭
- (historical, now derogatory) Japan; Yamato
- (in some animal names) dwarf; pygmy
- 倭蛙 ― wōwā ― Nanorana pleskei
- 倭河馬/倭河马 ― wōhémǎ ― pygmy hippopotamus
- 倭黑猩猩 ― wōhēixīngxīng ― bonobo; pygmy chimpanzee
Synonyms edit
- (Japan):
Compounds edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
倭
- Used in 倭遲/倭迟, alternative form of 逶迤 (wēiyí, “winding; meandering”)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
倭
- Only used in 倭墮髻/倭堕髻 (wǒduòjì, “a hairstyle for women that was popular during the Han Dynasty in which the hair was gathered up in a lopsided bun”).
Compounds edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
倭
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings edit
- Go-on: い (i)←ゐ (wi, historical); わ (wa)
- Kan-on: い (i)←ゐ (wi, historical); わ (wa)
- Kun: やまと (yamato, 倭); したがう (shitagau, 倭う)
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term |
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倭 |
やまと Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 倭 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 倭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term |
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倭 |
わ Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'wa).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
References edit
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 와 (wa) based on Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'wa).
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Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛ] ~ [we̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [왜/웨]
Hanja edit
倭 (eumhun 왜나라 왜 (waenara wae))
Compounds edit
Compounds
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'jwe).
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Hanja edit
倭 (eumhun 유순할 위 (yusunhal wi))
References edit
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]
Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
倭: Hán Nôm readings: uy, oải, nụy/nuỵ, oa
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