彦
See also: 彥
Translingual
Han character
彦 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹竹竹竹 (YHHHH), composition ⿸产彡)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 363, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9981
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 854, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5F66
Chinese
Glyph origin
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see 彥 (“elegant; handsome; learned; accomplished”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 彥). |
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see 顏 (“forehead, especially the glabellar area; countenance; facial expression; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 顏). |
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Japanese
Kanji
彦
Readings
- Go-on: げん (gen)
- Kan-on: げん (gen)
- Kun: ひこ (hiko, 彦)
- Nanori: お (o); さと (sato); ひろ (hiro); やす (yasu); よし (yoshi)
Compounds
Etymology
Kanji in this term |
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彦 |
ひこ Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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彥 (kyūjitai) |
⟨pi1 ko1⟩ → */pʲikʷo/ → /fiko/ → /hiko/
From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 日 (hi, “sun”, prefix or appellation used in reference to the imperial family) + 子 (ko, “child”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (euphemistic, poetic) a boy, young man; especially:
- a prince
- (historical) a chieftain in ancient Japan
- Antonym: 姫 (hime)
Usage notes
Usually found as a suffix in male given names.
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ 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 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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Korean
Hanja
彦 (eum 언 (eon))
- Alternative form of 彥
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 29. [1]
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