倭
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Translingual
Han character
倭 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人竹木女 (OHDV), four-corner 22244, composition ⿰亻委)
Derived characters
- 䔀, 𬕥
References
- KangXi: page 109, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 796
- Dae Jaweon: page 232, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 179, character 8
- Unihan data for U+502D
- Shuowen Jiezi: volume 15, page 46, character 18
Chinese
trad. | 倭 | |
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simp. # | 倭 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 倭 | ||
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Old Chinese | |
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矮 | *qraːlʔ |
躷 | *qraːlʔ |
捼 | *noːl, *nuːl, *njul |
倭 | *qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol |
涹 | *qoːl |
踒 | *qoːl |
餧 | *nuːlʔ, *qrols |
諉 | *nols, *qrolʔ |
痿 | *njol, *qrol |
萎 | *qrol, *qrols |
逶 | *qrol |
覣 | *qrol |
蜲 | *qrol, *qrolʔ |
委 | *qrol, *qrolʔ |
緌 | *njul |
Pronunciation
Definitions
倭
- (historical, now derogatory) Japan; Yamato
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) dwarf; pygmy
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) dwarfish; short
Synonyms
- (Japan):
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Compounds
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See also
- 大和 (Dàhé)
- 日本 (Rìběn)
Pronunciation
Definitions
倭
- Used in 倭遲/倭迟, alternative form of 逶迤 (wēiyí, “winding; meandering”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
倭
- Only used in 倭墮髻/倭堕髻 (wōduòjì, “a hairstyle for women that was popular during the Han Dynasty in which the hair was gathered up in a lopsided bun”).
Japanese
Kanji
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- Yamato
- the country of Japan
Readings
- Go-on: い (i)←ゐ (wi, historical); わ (wa)
- Kan-on: い (i)←ゐ (wi, historical); わ (wa)
- Kun: やまと (yamato, 倭); したがう (shitagau, 倭う)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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倭 |
やまと Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 倭 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 倭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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倭 |
わ Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Possibly connected with Japanese 我 (ware, “I; oneself, thou”) and Japanese 我が (waga, “my, our”),[1] both from Japanese 我 (wa, “I, me”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠]
Proper noun
倭 • (Wa)
- ancient Japan
References
- Carr, Michael. 1992. "Wa 倭 Wa 和 Lexicography," International Journal of Lexicography 5.1:1-30. p. 9-10
Korean
Etymology 1
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 와 (wa) based on Middle Chinese 倭 (MC ʔuɑ).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛ] ~ [we̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [왜/웨]
Hanja
Wikisource倭 (eumhun 왜나라 왜 (waenara wae))
- Hanja form? of 왜 (“ancient Japan, Yamato”).
Compounds
- 왜국 (倭國, waeguk, “ancient Japan, Yamato; (derogatory) Japan”)
- 왜색 (倭色, waesaek, “(derogatory) Japanese style”)
- 왜구 (倭寇, waegu, “wokou”)
- 임진왜란 (壬辰倭亂, Imjinwaeran, “Japanese invasions of Korea”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 倭 (MC ʔˠiuᴇ).
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Hanja
倭 (eumhun 유순할 위 (yusunhal wi))
- (literary Chinese) Hanja form? of 위 (“docile, obedient”).
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
倭: Hán Nôm readings: uy, oải, nụy/nuỵ, oa
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