悠悠
Chinese edit
at ease; long (in time); sad | at ease; long (in time); sad | ||
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trad. (悠悠) | 悠 | 悠 | |
simp. #(悠悠) | 悠 | 悠 | |
alternative forms | 繇繇 leisurely |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
悠悠
- long; drawn-out; lasting for ages; remote (in time or space)
- 瞻彼日月,悠悠我思。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhān bǐ rì yuè, yōuyōu wǒ sī. [Pinyin]
- [I] look at that sun and moon. Long are my thoughts.
- leisurely; unhurried; carefree
- (literary) numerous; a great number of
- (literary) preposterous; absurd; ridiculous
- (literary) agitated; anxious; pensive
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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悠 | 悠 |
ゆう Grade: S |
ゆう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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悠々 |
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) ゆうゆう [yùúyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) ゆうゆう [yùúyúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːjɯ̟ᵝː]
Adjective edit
悠悠 • (yūyū) ←いういう (iuiu)?†-tari (adnominal 悠悠とした (yūyū to shita) or 悠悠たる (yūyū taru), adverbial 悠悠と (yūyū to) or 悠悠として (yūyū to shite))