ゑつ

ゑつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ゑつ – see the following entries.

【越】S [affix]pass over; cross over; go over [affix]pass; go through (of time) [affix]exceed; surpass; transgress (limit, extent) [affix]Abbreviation of 越南 (Betonamu, “Vietnam”). [proper noun](historical) the Yue people to the south of ancient China 【粤】H [proper noun]alternate name for 広東 (Kanton, “Guangdong”) [proper noun](historical) alternate spelling for 越: the Yue people to the south of ancient China 【鉞】H [noun](historical) an ancient Chinese bronze battle-axe

(This term, ゑつ, is the historical hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.) For a list of all kanji with historical on'yomi ゑつ, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with historical on reading ゑつ.