九重

九重

Chinese

		nine	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad. (九重)		九	重
anagram		重九

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǔchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouchorng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

九重

1. (archaic) the ninth and highest layer of heaven
2. (archaic) a cloistered life of seclusion within the palace walls

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	重
ここの Grade: 1	え Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

九重 (hiragana ここのえ, rōmaji kokonoe)

1. nonuple, ninefold

See also

• 一重 (ひとえ) (hitoe, “single”)
• 二重 (ふたえ) (futae, “double”)
• 三 (み)重 (え) (mie, “triple”)
• 四 (よ)重 (え) (yoe, “quadruple”)
• 五重 (いつえ) (itsue, “quintuple”)
• 六 (む)重 (え) (mue, “sextuple”)
• 七重 (ななえ) (nanae, “septuple”)
• 八 (や)重 (え) (yae, “octuple”)
• 九重 (ここのえ) (kokonoe, “nonuple”)
• 十 (と)重 (え) (toe, “decuple”)
• 二 (は)十 (た)重 (え) (hatae, “vigintuple”)