文子

Chinese

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (文子)		文	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wénzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wénzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: Wên²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: Wén-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wentzyy
    • Palladius: Вэньцзы (Vɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

文子

1. Wenzi (Daoist classic)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
文	子
あや Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

文(あや)子(こ) • (Ayako) 

1. a female given name

   藤谷(ふじたに)文子(あやこ)

   Fujitani Ayako

   Ayako Fujitani

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
文	子
ふみ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 文子 – see the following entry.

【ふみこ】 [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings 文美子, 文三子, 史子, 典子, 冨実子, 府実子, 風実子, 甫実子, 扶実子, 房実子, 二実子, 歩実子, 芙実子, 文実子, 不実子, 富美子, 芙美子

(This term, 文子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

• 円地(えんち)文子(ふみこ)

  Enchi Fumiko

  Fumiko Enchi

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
文	子
ぶん Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

文(ぶん)子(し) • (Bunshi) 

1. title of the Chinese Daoist text Wenzi
2. name of the purported author of the text