老子道徳経

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
とく
Grade: 4
きょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
老子道德經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 老子 (Rōshi, Laozi, the ancient Chinese philosopher) +‎ 道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, Tao Te Ching).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːɕi do̞ːto̞kɯ̟kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

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(ろう)()(どう)(とく)(きょう) (Rōshi Dōtokukyōらうしだうとくきやう (Rausi Dautokukyau)?

  1. the Laozi Tao Te Ching

Usage notes

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The Tao Te Ching is known in Japanese by three possible names:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ 老子道徳経”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984