丈
Translingual
Han character
丈 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 十大 (JK), four-corner 50000, composition ⿻𠂇乀)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 76, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11
- Dae Jaweon: page 137, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 9, character 2
- Unihan data for U+4E08
Chinese
simp. and trad. |
丈 |
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Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 丈 | ||
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Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 十 (“ten”) + 又 (“hand”) – ten chi (尺) is one zhang (丈).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
Synonyms
- (mainland zhang): 市丈 (shìzhàng)
See also
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
丈
Readings
- Go-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō)←ぢやう (dyau, historical)
- Kan-on: ちょう (chō)←ちやう (tyau, historical)
- Kun: たけ (take, 丈, Jōyō)
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 丈 (zhang)
Noun
- jō, a traditional Japanese unit of length based on 10 shaku, standardized as equal to 3 1⁄33 meters.
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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丈 |
たけ Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
/take2/: [takje] → [take]. Cognate with 高 (taka, “height”), 高い (takai, “high”), and 長ける (takeru, “to be high”).
Alternative forms
Noun
- height
- 970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Toshikage:
- いひ教ふる事もなくておほしたつるに、年にもあはず、丈たかく心かしこし。
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Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 丈 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 丈, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Usage notes
- This term is often spelled in hiragana. The kanji spelling is rarely used.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
- a male given name
Compounds
- はちじょう (hachijō)
References
- Kōno, Tama (c. 970–999) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1959, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja
丈 • (jang)
- Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 장 (revised: jang, McCune–Reischauer: chang, Yale: cang)
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References
Vietnamese
Han character
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