庵

See also: 菴

庵 U+5EB5, 庵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5EB5 ← 庴 [U+5EB4] CJK Unified Ideographs 庶 → [U+5EB6]

Translingual

Han character

庵 (radical 53, 广+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈大中山 (IKLU), four-corner 0021₆, composition ⿸广奄)

Derived characters

• 𫫡, 𧫥, 𪩑, 蓭

References

• KangXi: page 347, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9369
• Dae Jaweon: page 657, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 887, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5EB5

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Chinese

trad.		庵/菴*
simp.		庵
alternative forms		厂 in names 广 in names

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (奄) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
庵	*qoːm, *qoːb
鵪	*qoːm
菴	*qoːm, *qrom
馣	*qoːm
晻	*qoːmʔ, *qromʔ
唵	*qoːmʔ
黤	*qoːmʔ, *qraːmʔ
埯	*qaːmʔ, *qomʔ
淹	*qroːm, *qrom, *qom, *qoms
閹	*qrom, *qromʔ
崦	*qrom
醃	*qrom, *qom
掩	*qromʔ
奄	*qromʔ
罨	*qromʔ, *qoːb, *qob
裺	*qromʔ, *qoms
俺	*qromʔ, *qoms
腌	*qom, *qrob, *qob
殗	*qob
餣	*qob

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qoːm, *qoːb): semantic 广 (“house”) + phonetic 奄 (OC *qromʔ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ān (an¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): am¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): âm
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): am

  (Teochew, Peng'im): am¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ
    • Wade–Giles: an1
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: an
    • Tongyong Pinyin: an
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: am¹
    • Yale: ām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: am¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: em¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm⁵⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: âm
    • Hakka Romanization System: am´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: am¹
    • Sinological IPA: /am²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: am
    • Tâi-lô: am
    • Phofsit Daibuun: afm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /am⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /am³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /am⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /am⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /am⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: am¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: am
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /am³³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 庵
Mandarin	Beijing	/an⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/an⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/nan²¹/
	Jinan	/ŋã²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ɣã²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/an²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ŋã²¹/
	Xining	/nã⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/an⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/ɛ̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/an⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/ŋan⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/ŋan⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/ŋan⁵⁵/ /ian⁵⁵/ 新
	Kunming	/ã̠⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/aŋ³¹/
	Hefei	/ʐæ̃²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ɣæ̃¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ŋɑŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/ŋæ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ø⁵³/
	Suzhou	/ø⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ʔẽ̞³³/
	Wenzhou	/ø³³/
Hui	Shexian	/ŋɛ³¹/
	Tunxi	/ŋɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/ŋan³³/
	Xiangtan	/ŋan³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/ŋɵn⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/am⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan	/ɑm²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ɐm⁵⁵/
	Nanning	/ɐm⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/ɐm⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/am⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/aŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ɔŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/am³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/am²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʔʌm/, /ʔʌp̚/

Rime
Character	庵	庵
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)	合 (160)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	烏含切	烏合切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʌm/	/ʔʌp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəm/	/ʔəp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɒm/	/ʔɒp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəm/	/ʔəp̚/
Li Rong	/ʔᴀm/	/ʔᴀp̚/
Wang Li	/ɒm/	/ɒp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔăm/	/ʔăp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ān	e

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qoːm/, /*qoːb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	庵	庵
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14328	14358
Phonetic component	奄	奄
Rime group	談	盍
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	諳	姶
Old Chinese	/*qoːm/	/*qoːb/
Notes	見釋名

Definitions

庵

1. dome-shaped grass house; hut
2. (Buddhism) monastery or nunnery
3. A surname​.

Compounds

• 小庵
• 尼姑庵 (nígū'ān)
• 尼庵
• 庵主
• 庵堂 (āntáng)

• 庵寺
• 庵觀／庵观
• 普庵咒
• 普庵老祖
• 老郎庵

• 茶庵嶺／茶庵岭 (Chá'ānlǐng)
• 觀音庵／观音庵
• 陶庵夢憶／陶庵梦忆
• 青龍庵／青龙庵 (Qīnglóng'ān)

References

• (Min Nan) Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932) , “庵”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 1, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, page 23

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Japanese

Kanji

庵

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. hut
2. hermitage
3. retreat (a peaceful, quiet place, esp. one meant for meditation or prayer)

Readings

• Go-on: おん (on)^{←おむ (omu, historical)}
• Kan-on: あん (an)^{←あむ (amu, historical)}
• Kun: いお (io, 庵)^{←いほ (ifo, historical)}; いおり (iori, 庵)^{←いほり (ifori, historical)}; いおる (ioru, 庵る)^{←いほる (iforu, historical)}

Compounds

Compounds

• 草庵(そうあん) (sōan, “thatched hut”)
• 沢庵(たくあん) (takuan), 沢庵(たくわん) (takuwan)
• 竹庵(ちくあん) (Chikuan)
• 幽庵(ゆうあん)焼(や)き, 柚庵(ゆうあん)焼(や)き (yūan yaki)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
庵
いおり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

/ipori/ → /ifori/ → /ihʷori/ → /iori/

From Old Japanese.

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 庵(いお)る (ioru, “to reside in a temporary hut”).. Likely derived from io (see below).

Alternative forms

• 廬, 菴

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) いおり [ìórí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [io̞ɾʲi]

Noun

庵(いおり) • (iori)  (historical kana いほり)

1. a coarse hut made of bamboo and reeds, especially one made by a monk or hermit

   Synonyms: 庵室 (anshitsu), 草庵 (sōan)

2. a small house
3. (humble) one's home
4. a temporary hut
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 10, poem 2235), text here

     秋(あき)田(た)苅(かる)客(たび)乃(の)廬入(いほり)尓(に)四具礼(しぐれ)零(ふり)我袖(わがそで)沾(ぬれぬ)干人無(ほすひとなし)二(に) [Man'yōgana]

     秋(あき)田(た)刈(か)る旅(たび)のいほりにしぐれ降(ふ)り我(わ)が袖(そで)濡(ぬ)れぬ干(ほ)す人(ひと)なしに [Modern spelling]

     aki-ta karu tabi no iori ni shigure furi waga sode nurenu hosu hito nashi ni

     (please add an English translation of this example)

5. a military camp (attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō)

   Synonym: -軍営(ぐんえい) (gun'ei)

6. a kind of 家紋(かもん) (kamon, “family crest”) with the design of a hut
7. Short for 庵形 (iori-gata): a figure in the shape of a roof
8. Short for 庵看板 (iori kanban): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 庵(いおり)さす (iori sasu)
• 庵(いおり)す (iorisu)
• 庵(いおり)形(がた) (iori-gata)
• 庵(いおり)看板(かんばん) (iori kanban)
• 庵(いおり)点(てん) (iori-ten)
• 庵(いおり)の梅(うめ), 庵(いおりの)梅(うめ) (Iori no ume)
• 庵(いおり)木瓜(もっこう) (iori mokkō), 庵(いおり)に木瓜(もっこう) (iori ni mokkō)
• 桂庵(けいあん), 慶庵(けいあん) (keian)
• 草(くさ)の庵(いおり) (kusa no iori)
• 苔(こけ)の庵(いおり) (koke no iori)
• 笹(ささ)の庵(いおり) (sasa no iori)
• 柴(しば)の庵(いおり) (shiba no iori)

Proper noun

庵(いおり) • (Iori)  (historical kana いほり)

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庵
いお Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

/ipo/ → /ifo/ → /ihʷo/ → /io/

From Old Japanese.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• 廬, 菴

Noun

庵(いお) • (io)  (historical kana いほ)

1. a temporary hut made of bamboo and reeds
2. a temporary residence
   • 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 18, poem 983, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 8)

     わが庵(いほ)は都(みよこ)のたつみしかぞすむ世(よ)をうぢ山(やま)と人(ひと)はいふなり

     waga io wa miyako no tatsumi shika zo sumu yo o Ujiyama to hito wa iunari

     (please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 仮庵(かりいお) (kariio), 仮庵(かりほ) (kariho), 仮庵(かりお) (kario)
• 刈(かり)穂(ほ)の庵(いお), 刈(か)り穂(ほ)の庵(いお) (kariho no io)
• 草(くさ)の庵(いお) (kusa no io)
• 苔(こけ)の庵(いお) (koke no io)
• 笹(ささ)の庵(いお) (sasa no io)
• 伏(ふ)せ庵(いお) (fuseio)
• 曲(ま)げ庵(いお) (mageio)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
庵
あん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

/am/ → /amu/ → /aɴ/

From Middle Chinese 庵 (MC ʔʌm).

Alternative forms

• 菴

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) あ​ん [áꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠ɴ]

Noun

庵(あん) • (an) 

1. a small house with a thatched roof
2. (Buddhism) a priest's quarter attached to a large Zen temple

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 庵号(あんごう) (angō)
• 庵室(あんしつ) (anshitsu), 庵室(あんじつ) (anjitsu)
• 庵主(あんじゅ) (anju), 庵主(あんしゅ) (anshu)
• 御(お)庵(あん) (o-an)
• 小庵(しょうあん) (shōan)
• 僧庵(そうあん) (sōan)
• 伯庵(はくあん) (Hakuan)
• 不(ふ)識(しき)庵(あん) (Fushiki-an)

Suffix

庵(あん) • (-an) 

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Derived terms

• 幻住(げんじゅう)庵(あん) (Genjū-an)
• 今日(こんにち)庵(あん) (Konnichi-an)
• 芭蕉(ばしょう)庵(あん) (Bashō-an)

Proper noun

庵(あん) • (An) 

1. a surname

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Korean

Hanja

庵 (eumhun 암자 암 (amja am))

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Vietnamese

Han character

庵: Hán Nôm readings: am, im

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