Translingual [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
虹 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫 +3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 中戈一 (LIM ), four-corner 51110 , composition ⿰虫 工 )
Derived characters [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
KangXi: page 1076 , character 40
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32830
Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 23
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2834, character 8
Unihan data for U+8679
Chinese [ edit ]
Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
缸
*kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ
篢
*kluːmʔ, *koːŋ
贑
*kluːmʔ
涳
*ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
江
*kroːŋ
肛
*kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ
扛
*kroːŋ
杠
*kroːŋ
豇
*kroːŋ
茳
*kroːŋ
釭
*kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ
矼
*kroːŋ
玒
*kroːŋ, *koːŋ
虹
*kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ
腔
*kʰroːŋ
崆
*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
羫
*kʰroːŋ
控
*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
椌
*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
悾
*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
跫
*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ
啌
*qʰroːŋ
谾
*qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ
舡
*qʰroːŋ
缻
*ɡroːŋ
項
*ɡroːŋʔ
屸
*ɡ·roːŋ
功
*koːŋ
工
*koːŋ
疘
*koːŋ
魟
*koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ
攻
*koːŋ, *kuːŋ
愩
*koːŋ
碽
*koːŋ
貢
*koːŋs
羾
*koːŋs
空
*kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
箜
*kʰoːŋ
硿
*kʰoːŋ
埪
*kʰoːŋ
鵼
*kʰoːŋ
倥
*kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs
鞚
*kʰoːŋs
叿
*qʰoːŋ
嗊
*qʰoːŋʔ
訌
*ɡoːŋ
紅
*ɡoːŋ
仜
*ɡoːŋ
葒
*ɡoːŋ
渱
*ɡoːŋ
鴻
*ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ
汞
*ɡoːŋʔ
澒
*ɡoːŋʔ
鞏
*koŋʔ
巩
*koŋʔ
銎
*kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ
恐
*kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs
蛩
*ɡoŋ
筇
*ɡoŋ
桏
*ɡoŋ
邛
*ɡoŋ
Originally pictographic (象形 ) in the oracle bone script. The ancient Chinese regarded the rainbow as a two-headed creature.
In the seal script, it has become a phono-semantic compound (形聲 , OC *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ ): semantic 虫 ( “ insect; creature ” ) + phonetic 工 ( OC *koːŋ) .
Etymology [ edit ]
Probably non-Sino-Tibetan; compare Proto-Mien *kluŋᴬ ( “ rainbow ” ) , Thai รุ้ง ( rúng , “ rainbow ” ) , Zhuang duzdoengz ( “ rainbow ” ) , saidoengz ( “ rainbow ” ) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Benedict (1986) and Carr (1990) relate this to 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ , “dragon”) and 紅 (OC *ɡoːŋ , “red”).
Pronunciation 1 [ edit ]
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : hóng , jiàng , gàng (hong2 , jiang4 , gang4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄏㄨㄥˊ, ㄐㄧㄤˋ, ㄍㄤˋ
(Chengdu , SP ) : gang4 / hong2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : гон (gon, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou , Jyutping ) : hung4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : huung3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : gong4 / fung4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : fùng
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : fung2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : jion2 / hung1
Min Bei (KCR ) : gô̤ng / ǒng
Min Dong (BUC ) : kê̤ṳng / hùng
Min Nan
(Hokkien , POJ ) : khēng / khěng / hông
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : kêng6 / hong5
Wu (Wiktionary ) : hhon (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary ) : gan4 / hong2
Note : jiàng, gàng - only used as a standalone word.
Note :
gang4 - vernacular;
hong2 - literary.
(Dungan )
(Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
Gan
Note :
gong4 - vernacular;
fung4 - literary.
Hakka
Jin
Note :
jion2 - vernacular;
hung1 - literary.
Min Bei
Note :
gô̤ng - vernacular;
ǒng - literary.
Min Dong
Note :
kê̤ṳng - vernacular;
hùng - literary.
Min Nan
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Hsinchu , Sanxia , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Jinjiang , Lukang )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese )
Note :
khēng/khěng - vernacular;
hông - literary.
Note :
kêng6 - vernacular;
hong5 - literary.
Wu
Xiang
Note :
gan4 - vernacular;
hong2 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
虹
虹
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
hóng
jiàng
Middle Chinese
‹ huwng ›
‹ kæwngH ›
Old Chinese
/*m-kˁoŋ/
/*kˁroŋ-s/
English
rainbow
rainbow
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
虹
虹
Reading #
3/3
1/3
No.
4056
4004
Phonetic component
工
工
Rime group
東
東
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
洪
絳
Old Chinese
/*ɡoːŋ/
/*kroːŋs/
Definitions [ edit ]
虹
rainbow ; primary rainbow (Classifier : 條 /条 m ; 道 m )
彩虹 ― cǎihóng ― rainbow
天上 出 虹 了 。 ― Tiānshàng chū jiàng le. ― There's a rainbow in the sky.
( literary , figuratively ) bridge
Synonyms [ edit ]
Dialectal synonyms of
虹 (“rainbow”)
[map]
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
虹 , 螮蝀 , 雩 , 隮
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
彩虹 , 虹
Mandarin
Beijing
虹
Taiwan
彩虹
Tianjin
虹
Langfang
虹
Tangshan
虹
Cangzhou
虹
Xianxian (Xiaoying)
彩虹 , 虹
Baoding
虹
Shijiazhuang
虹
Daming
虹
Ulanhot
七彩虹
Tongliao
彩虹
Chifeng
虹
Bayanhot
彩虹 , 虹
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
彩虹
Harbin
虹
Wuchang (Yingchengzi)
虹
Shenyang
虹
Muping
虹
Qingdao
虹
Rizhao
虹
Jinan
虹
Luoyang
虹
Wanrong
虹
Zhengzhou
虹
Kaifeng
虹
Ankang
虹
Ankang (Xianhe)
虹
Baihe (Maoping)
虹
Shiquan
虹
Ziyang
虹
Xi'an
虹
Dingbian
彩虹
Yinchuan
虹
Yongning (Najiahu)
虹
Wuzhong
虹
Yanchi
虹
Tongxin
虹
Zhongwei
虹
Guyuan
虹
Longde
虹
Jingyuan
虹
Lanzhou
虹
Xining
虹
Ürümqi
虹
Ürümqi (Xigou)
彩虹
Ürümqi (Changshanzi)
虹
Yanqi
虹
Wuhan
虹
Huanggang
虹
Hong'an
虹
Chengdu
虹 , 天橋 , 彩虹 , 天龍
Chengdu (Xindu)
虹
Muli
虹
Guiyang
虹
Kunming
虹
Guilin
虹 , 彩虹
Guilin (Lingui)
虹
Pingle
龍虹 , 彩虹
Liuzhou
虹 , 彩虹
Liuzhou (Luorong)
虹
Luzhai
彩虹
Nanning (Wuming)
彩虹
Yizhou
龍虹
Luocheng (Dongmen)
龍虹 dated , 彩虹
Tianlin (Langping)
虹
Tianlin (Pingtang)
虹
Xiangzhou (Nalu)
虹槓東
Xuzhou
虹
Yangzhou
虹
Nanjing
虹
Hefei
虹
Chuzhou
虹
Nantong
鱟 , 虹
Qimen (Anling Junhua)
虹
Jiangshan (Nianbadu)
虹
Kaihua (Huabu)
虹
Yushan (Huaiyu)
虹
Singapore
彩虹
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
虹
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
虹
Kokang
虹吃水 , 龍虹
Dagudi (Maliba)
彩虹
Reshuitang (Longling)
老虹
Mae Salong (Lancang)
老虹 , 彩虹
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
老虹
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
虹
Cantonese
Guangzhou
虹 , 天虹 , 龍拱
Hong Kong
彩虹 , 天虹
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
天弓
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
虹
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
天弓
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
天虹
Macau
虹
Guangzhou (Panyu)
虹
Guangzhou (Conghua)
龍
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
龍虹
Foshan
鑊耳龍
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
龍
Foshan (Shunde)
拱篷
Foshan (Sanshui)
鑊耳龍
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
龍
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
虹拱
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
播虹
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
龍孔
Zhuhai (Doumen)
龍孔
Jiangmen (Baisha)
叫虹
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
鑊耳 , 水拱
Taishan
鑊耳 , 水虹
Taishan (Guanghai)
龍生水 , 鑊耳虹 , 彩虹
Kaiping (Chikan)
鑊耳龍 , 水拱
Enping (Niujiang)
鑊耳龍
Heshan (Yayao)
虹
Dongguan
虹
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
虹
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
天弓
Qingyuan
虹
Fogang
虹 , 龍
Yingde (Hanguang)
天弓
Yangshan
虹
Lianshan (Butian)
汗龍
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
天虹
Shaoguan
虹
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
虹
Renhua
天虹
Lechang
天虹
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
龍
Sihui
龍
Guangning
龍
Deqing
龍
Huaiji
虹
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
旱龍
Yunfu
龍
Xinxing
龍
Yunan (Pingtai)
龍
Yangjiang
破篷
Xinyi
湴更
Lianjiang
虹
Nanning
虹 , 雙虹
Nanning (Tanka)
彩虹
Wuzhou
彩虹
Yulin
龐虹
Hepu (Lianzhou)
天虹 , 虹
Hepu (Shatian)
拱
Guiping
虹
Guiping (Jintian)
虹
Guiping (Jiangkou)
虹 , 彩虹
Guiping (Madong)
龐虹
Pingnan (Danzhu)
龍
Mengshan (Xihe)
龍
Guigang (Nanjiang)
虹
Beiliu
湴界 , 彩虹
Beiliu (Tangliao)
虹
Baise
虹 , 雙虹
Bobai
虹
Lingshan
龐虹
Pubei
龐虹
Qinzhou
天虹 , 虹 , 彩虹
Qinzhou (Xiaodong)
龐虹
Qinzhou (Changtan)
龐虹
Qinzhou (Nasi)
龐虹
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
虹
Beihai
天虹 , 天橋
Beihai (Nankang)
拱
Beihai (Yingpan)
拱
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
拱
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
篷拱
Ningming
虹
Hezhou (Pumen)
虹
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
天弓
Chongzuo (Laituan)
天虹
Fusui (Qujiu)
蛤筒食水
Lingchuan (Yangjia)
龍虹
Pingle (Majia)
彩虹
Pingle (Shuishan)
虹
Danzhou
天虹
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
彩虹 , 彩龍
Sarikei (Xinhui)
龍拱
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
彩虹
Móng Cái
天弓
Yangon (Taishan)
虹
Mandalay (Taishan)
鑊耳虹
Bangkok (Guangfu)
虹
Gan
Nanchang
虹
Pengze
虹
Yanshan
虹
Lichuan
天虹 , 天吊 , 虹
Pingxiang
虹
Guixi
虹
Hakka
Meixian
天弓
Xingning
天弓
Fengshun (Liuhuang)
彩虹
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
彩虹
Huidong (Daling)
天弓
Dongguan (Qingxi)
天弓
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
天弓
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
天弓
Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
天弓食水
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
虹
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
天弓
Wuhua (Huacheng)
天弓
Wuhua (Changbu)
天弓
Wuhua (Mianyang)
天弓
Heyuan (Bendihua)
虹
Zijin
天弓
Nanxiong (Zhuji)
虹
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
天弓
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
龍
Liannan
天虹
Conghua (Lütian)
虹
Jiexi
弓
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
虹
Changting
虹
Wuping
天弓
Wuping (Yanqian)
天弓
Wuping (Pingyu)
天弓
Liancheng
虹
Liancheng (Peitian)
天門神
Ninghua
虹
Yudu
虹
Ningdu
虹
Ruijin
虹
Shicheng
虹
Shangyou
虹
Tonggu (Sandu)
天虹
Ganzhou (Panlong)
虹
Dayu
虹
Taoyuan
天弓
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
天弓 , 虹
Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian)
天弓
Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu)
虹
Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu)
天弓
Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping)
虹
Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an)
虹
Hong Kong
天弓
Mengshan (Xihe)
虹
Luchuan
天公虹
Luchuan (Daqiao)
天公降水
Bobai (Shahe)
天弓
Bobai (Longtan)
天弓
Bobai (Lingping)
天弓
Beiliu (Tang'an)
天公食水
Beiliu (Gonghe)
天弓
Xingye (Gaofeng)
天弓
Mashan (Pianlian)
天公食水
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)
虹
Lipu (Shuangduitun)
彩虹
Lipu (Dashigu)
彩虹 , 月龍
Pingle (Tong'an)
彩龍
Guidong
天虹
Chengdu (Longtan)
天弓
Chengdu (Shiling)
天弓
Chengdu (Longwang)
天弓
Chengdu (Shibantan)
天弓
Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)
天弓 , 虹
Sabah (Longchuan)
天弓
Senai (Huiyang)
天弓 , 彩虹
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
弓
Singkawang
天弓
Pontianak (Meixian)
天弓
Medan (Metal - Meixian)
彩虹
Singapore (Meixian)
天弓
Singapore (Dabu)
彩虹
Bangkok (Meixian)
彩虹 , 天弓
Bangkok (Jiexi)
弓
Huizhou
Jixi
日頭紅虹 , 虹
Shexian
虹 , 彩虹
Shexian (Xianggao)
虹
Shexian (Daguyun)
虹
Tunxi
虹
Yixian
虹
Qimen
虹
Qimen (Anling Minhua)
虹
Wuyuan
虹
Fuliang
虹
Dexing
彩虹
Shitai (Xianyu)
虹
Jin
Taiyuan
虹
Pingyao
虹
Datong
虹
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)
虹
Xinzhou
虹
Changzhi
虹
Taibus (Baochang)
虹
Linhe
虹
Jining
虹
Hohhot
虹
Baotou
虹
Dongsheng
虹
Haibowan
虹
Zhangjiakou
虹
Handan
虹
Jiuxing Yumin
Jiande
鱟
Jinhua
鱟
Lanxi
鱟
Tunxi
虹
Min Bei
Jian'ou
虹
Jian'ou (Dikou)
虹
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
虹
Pucheng (Shibei)
虹 , 攔溪仔 dated
Min Dong
Fuzhou
虹
Fuqing
虹
Gutian
虹
Shouning
虹
Matsu
虹
Min Nan
Xiamen
虹
Quanzhou
虹
Jinjiang
虹
Yongchun
虹
Zhangzhou
虹
Hua'an
虹
Dongshan
虹
Taipei
虹
New Taipei (Sanxia)
虹
Kaohsiung
虹
Yilan
虹
Changhua (Lukang)
虹
Taichung
虹
Taichung (Wuqi)
虹
Tainan
虹
Taitung
虹
Hsinchu
虹
Kinmen
虹
Penghu (Magong)
虹
Penang (Hokkien)
虹
Singapore (Hokkien)
虹
Manila (Hokkien)
彩虹
Zhangping (Yongfu)
天虹
Pingnan (Shangdu)
虹
Pingnan (Pingtian)
虹
Guiping (Xiaowen)
虹 , 彩虹
Guiping (Dongsheng)
發紅雲
Guilin (Biyange)
龍公
Pingle (Zhoutang)
龍 , 天橋
Yuhuan (Kanmen)
虹
Chaozhou
虹
Shantou
虹
Shantou (Chenghai)
虹
Shantou (Chaoyang)
虹 , 彩虹
Jieyang
虹
Haifeng
虹
Bangkok (Teochew)
虹
Chiang Mai (Teochew)
彩虹
Hat Yai (Teochew)
虹
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
虹
Pontianak (Teochew)
虹
Leizhou
虹
Wenchang
虹
Haikou
虹
Puxian Min
Putian
虹
Putian (Donghai)
虹
Putian (Jiangkou)
虹
Putian (Nanri)
虹
Xianyou
虹
Xianyou (Fengting)
虹
Xianyou (Youyang)
虹
Fuding (Aoyao)
虹
Min Zhong
Yong'an
虹
Sanyuan
虹
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
播虹
Sanxiang
跨篷
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
虹
Nanning (Shajing)
虹
Nanning (Gejiayuan)
虹
Nanning (Zhegulu)
虹 , 拱橋
Nanning (Silian)
虹 , 天虹
Nanning (Xiuxiang)
虹
Nanning (Sucun)
虹 , 幹筒
Binyang
虹 , 龍虹
Binyang (Xinqiao)
虹
Hengxian (Baihe)
龐虹
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
虹
Guilin (Chaoyang)
虹
Guilin (Zhuyuan)
虹
Guilin (Dabu)
雨界
Guilin (Yangjia)
龍
Guilin (Qianjing)
雨虹
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
江東龍 , 龍虹
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)
天龍 , 彩圈
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)
虹
Lingchuan (Sanjie)
虹
Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)
虹
Lingchuan (Tanxia)
虹
Guanyang (Guanyinge)
龍虹
Pingle (Zhangjia)
虹
Yangshuo (Putao)
雨虹
Liucheng (Yangmei)
虹
Luocheng (Niubi)
長虹
Shehua
Ningde
蛟龍
Fu'an
蛟龍
Fuding
蛟龍
Zhouning
蛟龍
Xiapu
蛟龍
Shouning
虹
Gutian
蛟龍
Luoyuan
蛟龍
Sanming
蛟龍
Shunchang
蛟龍
Hua'an
蛟龍
Guixi (Zhangping)
蛟龍
Yanshan (Taiyuan)
蛟龍
Cangnan
蛟龍
Jingning
蛟龍
Lishui
蛟龍
Longyou
蛟龍
Hangzhou (Lin'an)
蛟龍
Chaozhou
蛟龍
Fengshun
蛟龍
Wu
Shanghai
虹 , 彩虹 , 鱟 dated
Shanghai (Chongming)
鱟
Suzhou
鱟 , 彩虹 , 虹
Wuxi
彩虹 , 虹 , 鱟
Danyang
虹
Hangzhou
鱟 , 彩虹
Hangzhou (Fuyang)
鱟
Ningbo
鱟 , 虹
Linhai
鱟
Yuhuan (Damaiyu)
鱟
Yuhuan (Chumen)
鱟
Wenzhou
鱟
Songyang (Gushi)
鱟
Longquan
鱟
Jinhua
鱟 , 彩虹
Jinhua (Tangxi)
熯
Xiang
Changsha
虹
Xiangtan
虹
Xiangxiang
虹
Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)
彩虹
Loudi
虹
Shuangfeng
虹
Hengshan
虹 , 雲虹
Hengshan (Baiguo)
斗雨
Jiangyong
蟲
Quanzhou
彩虹
Guanyang (Wenshi)
虹
Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
虹
See also [ edit ]
Compounds [ edit ]
Pronunciation 2 [ edit ]
Definitions [ edit ]
虹
† to fester
Only used in 虹洞 .
Pronunciation 3 [ edit ]
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
虹
Reading #
2/3
No.
4032
Phonetic component
工
Rime group
東
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
貢
Old Chinese
/*koːŋs/
Notes
原 注 今 音 絳
Definitions [ edit ]
虹
( historical ) A county in modern Anhui , China
Japanese [ edit ]
虹
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
Readings [ edit ]
Compounds [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
⟨nizi⟩ → /niʑi/
From Old Japanese ,[1] attested as man'yōgana form 爾之 in the 和名類聚抄 ( Wamyō Ruijushō ) of c.931-938 and 爾自 in the 金光明最勝王経音義 ( Konkōmyō Saishōō-kyō Ongi ) of 1079. May be a shift from earlier nuji or noji readings (see below).
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
虹( にじ ) • (niji )
a rainbow
春雨( はるさめ ) がやんだ途端( とたん ) に、美( うつく ) しい虹( にじ ) が現( あらわ ) れた。Harusame ga yanda totan ni, utsukushii niji ga arawareta. Just as the spring shower passed, a beautiful rainbow appeared.
Synonyms [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
⟨nuzi⟩ → /nuʑi/
From Old Japanese [1] , attested in the 北野本日本書紀 ( Kitano-bon Nihon shoki ) of the late Heian period .[3] May be a shift from earlier noji (see below); compare Okinawan ぬーじ ( nuːdʑi ) and Miyako ぬず ( nudzɿ ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
虹( ぬじ ) • (nuji )
( dialect , possibly obsolete ) a rainbow
Etymology 3 [ edit ]
⟨no1 zi⟩ → /noʑi/
From Old Japanese , appeared in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE as an eastern dialectal variant.[1] [3] [4]
Cognate with Okinawan ぬーじ ( nuːdʑi ) and Miyako ぬず ( nudzɿ ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
虹( のじ ) • (noji )
( obsolete ) a rainbow
References [ edit ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1988 , 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan
^ 2006 , 大辞林 (Daijirin ) , Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 虹・霓(にじ)とは - コトバンク [1] , accessed 2019-01-21
^ c. 759 , Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3414), text available here
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
From Middle Chinese 虹 (MC ɦuŋ ). Recorded as Middle Korean 호ᇰ ( hwong ) (Yale : hwong ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Wikisource
虹 (eumhun 무지개 홍 ( mujigae hong ) )
Hanja form? of 홍 ( “ rainbow ” ) .
Synonym: 霓 ( 예 ( ye ) )
Compounds [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Middle Chinese 虹 (MC kuŋH ).
虹 (eumhun 고을 이름 공 ( go'eul ireum gong ) )
Hanja form? of 공 ( “ a placename ” ) .
References [ edit ]
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 . [2]
Vietnamese [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
虹 : Hán Việt readings: hồng [1]
虹 : Nôm readings: vồng [1]
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