玄武
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 玄 | 武 |
Noun [edit]
玄武 (hiragana げんぶ, romaji genbu)
- (four symbols (chinese constellation)): The black tortoise; in fengshui the black tortoise is synonymous with the Wu Xing element of water and the direction of north.
- a black (armored) warrior
Coordinate terms [edit]
- 白虎 (びゃっこ, byakko): white tiger
- 青竜 (せいりゅう, seiryū): blue/azure dragon
- 朱雀 (すざく, suzaku): red or vermilion bird; a phoenix
See also [edit]
玄武 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia- Black Tortoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Black Tortoise
