金烏
Chinese
metal; gold; money | a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void | ||
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trad. (金烏) | 金 | 烏 | |
simp. (金乌) | 金 | 乌 | |
anagram | 烏金/乌金 |
Pronunciation
Noun
金烏
- (Chinese mythology) the golden crow, the three-legged crow living in the sun
- (literary, figuratively) the sun
See also
- 三足烏/三足乌 (sānzúwū)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 烏 |
きん Grade: 1 | う Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | goon |
Etymology
Chinese 金烏/金乌 (jīnwū)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
金烏 • (kin'u)
- (Chinese mythology) a golden crow, one of the embodiments of the ten suns, nine of whom were shot down by the hero Hou Yi
- (literary) Synonym of 太陽 (taiyō, “the sun”)
See also
- 金烏玉兎 (kin'u gyokuto)