玄武

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Chinese

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black; mysterious martial; military
simp. and trad.
(玄武)
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玄武

  1. (astronomy) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy.
  2. (feng shui) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a representation of water and direction north.
  3. Xuanwu, a Taoist god.
  4. () Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: S

Grade: 5
goon
Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: S

Grade: 5
goon kan'on

Etymology

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

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(げん)() or (げん)() (Genbu or Genmu

  1. Xuanwu (Chinese Taoist god)
  2. the Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior" (one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).

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References

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  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

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玄武 (Hyeonmu) (hangeul 현무)

  1. hanja form? of 현무 (Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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玄武

  1. chữ Hán form of Huyền Vũ (Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations).