源氏物語
Chinese edit
trad. (源氏物語) | 源氏 | 物語 | |
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simp. (源氏物语) | 源氏 | 物语 |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
源氏物語
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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源 | 氏 | 物 | 語 |
げん Grade: 6 |
し > じ Grade: 4 |
もの Grade: 3 |
かた(り) > がた(り) Grade: 2 |
kan’on | kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
From 源氏 (Genji, short for 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji), its titular protagonist) + 物語 (monogatari, “story, tale”).
Proper noun edit
源氏物語 • (Genji Monogatari)
- The Tale of Genji (novel by Murasaki Shikibu)