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U+9759, 静
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9759

[U+9758]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+975A]

Translingual

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Stroke order
14 strokes
Traditional
Simplified
Japanese
Korean

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 174, +6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手月弓尸木 (QBNSD), composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1381, character 31
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42574
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4047, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+9759

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“quiet; silent; devoid of noise; silent; not making a noise; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Fourth grade kyōiku kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. calm, quiet, silent

Readings

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Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 4
kan'on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC dzjengX). The kan'on, so a later borrowing than the reading.

First attested as a standalone noun in a text from 1648.[1]

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(せい) (sei

  1. quiet
  2. still, unmoving
Derived terms
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Noun

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(せい) (sei

  1. [from 1648] stillness
    (せい)(どう)
    sei to dō
    stillness and movement

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

/d͡ʑʲau//d͡ʑɔː//d͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese (MC dzjengX). The goon, so an earlier borrowing than the sei reading.

First attested as a standalone noun in a text from roughly 1216.[1]

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(じょう) (

  1. still, fixed, unmoving
Derived terms
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Noun

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(じょう) (じやう (zyau)?

  1. [from roughly 1216] (Buddhism) equanimity, upekkhā, a state untroubled by attachment or aversion

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN