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Chinese
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lofty (as of mountain)
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lofty; name of a mountain
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trad. (嵯峨)
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嵯
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峨
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simp. #(嵯峨)
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嵯
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峨
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alternative forms
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嵳峩
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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嵯
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峨
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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No.
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18018
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13032
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Phonetic component
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左
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我
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Rime group
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歌
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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醝
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莪
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Old Chinese
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/*zlaːl/
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/*ŋaːl/
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Notes
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亦作嵳
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Adjective
嵯峨
- (literary, ideophonic) high and steep; precipitous
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
a surname derived from a place name in Kyoto. [1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
嵯峨 • (saga) †-tari (adnominal 嵯峨とした (saga to shita) or 嵯峨たる (saga taru), adverbial 嵯峨と (saga to) or 嵯峨として (saga to shite))
- (dated) high and steep (for a mountain, etc.)
Proper noun
嵯峨 • (Saga)
- a surname
- a place name:
- an area names in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Synonym: 嵯峨野 (Sagano)
References