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平安京

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
平 安 京
へい
Grade: 3 		あん
Grade: 3 		きょう
Grade: 2
kan’on goon
 
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Etymology edit

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Blend of 平城京 (Heijō-kyō, “Nara”) +‎ 長安 (Chōan, “Chang'an”).

Nara was the previous capital city of ancient Japan during most of the Nara period. Chang'an was the capital of ancient China during the Tang dynasty, which had heavy influence on Japan when 平安京 was founded.[1][2][3]

Proper noun edit

平(へい)安(あん)京(きょう) • (Heian-kyō) ←へいあんきやう (feiankyau)?

  1. (historical) Kyoto, when used as the capital city of Japan from 794 to 1868
    Synonyms: 平安 (Heian), 平安城 (Heian-jō), 北都 (Hokuto), 平の京 (Taira no kyō), 平の都 (Taira no miyako)

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References edit

  1. ^ “平安京”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ “平安京”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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