Japanese

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Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 2
きょう
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally, "clear mirror, still water." Based in early Chinese Daoist concepts.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーきょーしすい [mèékyóóshíꜜsùì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːkʲo̞ːɕisɨi]

Noun

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(めい)(きょう)()(すい) (meikyōshisuiめいきやうしすい (meikyausisui)?

  1. calm state of mind

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN