雄黄

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Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 雄黃 (“realgar, an arsenic sulfide”).
(This term is the simplified form of 雄黃).
Notes:

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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雄黄 (yūō, ): a sample of the mineral orpiment.
Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: S
おう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
雄黃 (kyūjitai)

/juːwau//juːwɔː//juːoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 雄黃雄黄 (hjuwng hwang, literally male + yellow), indicating the mineral realgar, in contrast to 雌黄 (tsiɛ hwang, literally female + yellow), indicating the mineral orpiment.

Due to similarities between the two minerals, when the term was borrowed into Japanese, the meaning changed from realgar to orpiment.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ゆう)(おう) (yūōゆうわう (yuwau)?

  1. orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Usage notes[edit]

This is the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
おう
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
雄黃 (kyūjitai)

/wowau//owɔː//ooː/

Compound of (o, male, from Old Japanese) +‎ (ō, yellow, from Middle Chinese).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(おう) (をわう (wowau)?

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

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雄黄 (kini): a sample of the mineral realgar.
Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
雄黃 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Compound of (ki, yellow) +‎ (ni, earth, reddish earth). The kanji are ateji, borrowed from the Chinese term.

Cognate and homophone of 雌黄 (kini, orpiment). Only differentiated by spelling.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

雄黄(きに) (kini

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) realgar, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN