天香国色

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 天香国色 – see 天香國色 (“exceptionally beautiful”).
(This term is the simplified form of 天香國色).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 香 国 色
てん
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 4 		こく
Grade: 2 		しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
天香國色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese. From the poem "賞牡丹" by 李正封, which is "國色朝酣酒﹐天香夜染衣。".

Pronunciation

Noun

天(てん)香(こう)国(こく)色(しょく) • (tenkōkokushoku) ←てんかうこくしょく (tenkaukokusyoku)?

  1. peony

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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