扶桑
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Chinese[edit]
to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help | mulberry tree | ||
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trad. (扶桑) | 扶 | 桑 | |
simp. #(扶桑) | 扶 | 桑 |
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
扶桑
- (Chinese mythology) legendary mulberry tree in the ocean where the sun is supposed to rise
- 儒者論:「日旦出扶桑,暮入細柳。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE
- Rúzhě lùn: “Rì dàn chū fúsāng, mù rù xìliǔ.” [Pinyin]
- The Ruists reason that: "The sun at dawn rises from the Supportive Mulberry-tree, at dusk sets into the Lissom Willow."
儒者论:「日旦出扶桑,暮入细柳。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Chinese mythology) Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan
Synonyms[edit]
- (legendary tree): 扶木 (fúmù)
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Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
扶桑
- Alternative name for 朱槿.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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扶 | 桑 |
ふ Grade: S |
そう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) ふそー [fùsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) ふそー [fùsóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝso̞ː]
Proper noun[edit]
- (Chinese mythology) a sacred tree said to exist in Japan
- (Chinese mythology) a land to the east, often identified with Japan
- (poetic) Japan
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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扶 | 桑 |
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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扶 | 桑 |
Proper noun[edit]
扶桑
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