太極

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See also: 太极

Chinese

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too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
trad. (太極)
simp. (太极)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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太極

  1. taiji ("The Absolute"; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world)
  2. tai chi; taiji

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (太極):
  • English: tai chi, taiji (via Mandarin), taegeuk (via Korean)
  • Thai: ไทเก๊ก, ไท้เก๊ก (via Teochew)
  • Japanese

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    Kanji in this term
    たい
    Grade: 2
    きょく
    Grade: 4
    on'yomi kan'on
    Alternative spelling
    大極

    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC thajH gik).

    First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極.[1]

    The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with instead of appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[2][3][4][5]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (たい)(きょく) (taikyoku

    1. [circa 1060] (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
    2. a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
    3. (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi

    Derived terms

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    太極図

    References

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    1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    5. 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun

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    太極 (taegeuk) (hangeul 태극)

    1. hanja form? of 태극 (tai chi)

    Vietnamese

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    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

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    太極

    1. chữ Hán form of thái cực (tai chi).