千歲

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Chinese

thousand year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (千歲)
simp. (千岁)
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Etymology 1

Attestable in Classical Chinese.

Noun

千歲

  1. a millennium; a thousand years
  2. honorific title given to members of a royal family, especially in Chinese novels and opera

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()(とせ) (Chitose).

Proper noun

千歲

  1. () Chitose (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とせ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とせ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 千歲 – see the following entry.
千歳ちとせ
Synonym of 千年 (sennen, a millennium; a thousand years; very long time)
a female given name
Chitose (a city in Ishikari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a district of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Chitose district, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Ōtomari district, Karafuto prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Higashimurayama district, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Asai district, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Awa district, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Minamikuwada district, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Kitatama district, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Kanzaki district, Saga Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Chitose (a village in Ōno district, Ōita Prefecture, Japan)
Alternative spelling
千年
千歳せんざい
Synonym of 千年 (sennen, a millennium; a thousand years; very long time)
a role in the (Okina) routine in Noh
Alternative spelling
千載
(This term, 千歲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

千歲 (cheonse) (hangeul 천세)

  1. hanja form? of 천세 (a millennium; a thousand years; very long time)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Interjection

千歲

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên tuế (long live).