やさかにのまがたま

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やさかにのまがたま (Yasakani no Magatama): an artist's depiction of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan, showing the Yasakani no Magatama as the jade jewel on the bottom.

Etymology

Compound of 八尺瓊 (yasakani, long or large jewel, literally eight-foot jewel) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ 勾玉 (magatama, curved jewel, type of ancient curved bead resembling a bear claw). The “eight-foot” may have originally referred to a long cord or necklace on which such magatama beads were strung, as magatama themselves were never so large.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

やさかにのまがたま (Yasakani no Magatama

  1. 八尺瓊勾玉, 八尺瓊の勾玉, 八尺瓊曲玉, 八尺瓊の曲玉: the Yasakani no Magatama, one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

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References

  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, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN