太極
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See also: 太极
Chinese[edit]
too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit | ||
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trad. (太極) | 太 | 極 | |
simp. (太极) | 太 | 极 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
太極
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Thai: ไทชิ
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
たい Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
on’yomi | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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大極 |
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC thajH gik).
First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極.[1]
The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with 大 instead of 太 appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- [circa 1060] (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
- a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
- (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi
Derived terms[edit]
- 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi Chuan
- 太極図 (taikyokuzu): an image of the absolute, most commonly the yin-yang symbol
- 太極図門 (taikyokuzu mon): a seal or crest using an image of the absolute
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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太 | 極 |
Noun[edit]
太極
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