卑弥呼

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See also: 卑彌呼

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 卑弥呼 – see 卑彌呼 (“Himiko, a semi-legendary queen of Yamatai in ancient Japan”).
(This term is the simplified form of 卑彌呼).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卑 弥 呼
ひ
Grade: S 		み
Grade: S 		こ
Grade: 6
on'yomi goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
卑彌呼 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

First attested in the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), particularly in the 魏志倭人伝 (Gishi Wajinden, “Records of Cao Wei on the Account of the People of Wa”).[1][2][3][4][5]

From Literary Chinese 卑彌呼 (OC *pie mie hɑ) in Later Han pronunciation,[6] the original pronunciation remains uncertain.

Proper noun

卑(ひ)弥(み)呼(こ) • (Himiko) 

  1. (historical) a semi-legendary queen of 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku, “Yamatai”)
  2. a female given name

See also

References

  1. ^ “卑弥呼”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ “卑弥呼”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  5. ^ “卑弥呼”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  6. ^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 127, 125, 49.
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