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東雲

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Japanese

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 東雲 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しののめ
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun

From 篠の目 (shino no me), (shino), abbreviation of 篠竹 (shinodake, a kind of bamboo), and (me, eye). The kanji compound literally means "east clouds", similar to the direction of sunrise. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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東雲(しののめ) (shinonome

  1. (archaic) dawn
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:明け方
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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東雲(しののめ) (Shinonome

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
うん
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とう)(うん) (tōunとううん (touun)?

  1. eastern cloud
  2. (literary) dawn

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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東雲 (dong'un) (hangeul 동운)

  1. hanja form? of 동운