庵

Translingual

Han character

庵 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈大中山 (IKLU), four-corner 0021₆, composition ⿸广奄)

Derived characters

• 𫫡, 𧫥, 𪩑, 蓭

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 347, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9369
• Dae Jaweon: page 657, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 887, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5EB5

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoːm, *qoːb) : semantic 广 (“house”) + phonetic 奄 (OC *qromʔ).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house; pit; womb”). Cognate with Tibetan ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”) and Burmese အိမ် (im, “house”).

Pronunciation

Definitions

庵

1. dome-shaped grass house; hut
2. (Buddhism) monastery or nunnery
3. a surname

Synonyms

Compounds

References

• (Min Nan) 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “庵”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎, volume 1 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 23

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. hut
2. hermitage
3. retreat (a peaceful, quiet place, esp. one meant for meditation or prayer)

Readings

• Go-on: おん (on)^{←おむ (omu, historical)}
• Kan-on: あん (an)^{←あむ (amu, historical)}
• Kun: いお (io, 庵)^{←いほ (ifo, 庵, historical)}; いおり (iori, 庵)^{←いほり (ifori, 庵, historical)}; いおる (ioru, 庵る)^{←いほる (iforu, 庵る, historical)}

Compounds

Etymology 1

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

庵

Wikipedia ^ja

/ipori/ → /ifori/ → /ihʷori/ → /iori/

From Old Japanese.

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 庵(いお)る (ioru, “to reside in a temporary hut”, obsolete). Likely derived from io (see below).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いおり (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

庵(いおり) • (iori) ^{←いほり (ifori)?}

1. a coarse hut made of bamboo and reeds, especially one made by a monk or hermit

   Synonyms: 庵室 (anshitsu), 草庵 (sōan)

2. a small house
3. (humble) one's home
4. a temporary hut
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 10, poem 2235:
     , text here

     秋(あき)田(た)苅(かる)客(たび)乃(の)廬入(いほり)尓(に)四具礼(しぐれ)零(ふり)我袖(わがそで)沾(ぬれぬ)干人無(ほすひとなし)二(に) [Man'yōgana]

     秋(あき)田(た)刈(か)る旅(たび)のいほりにしぐれ降(ふ)り我(わ)が袖(そで)濡(ぬ)れぬ干(ほ)す人(ひと)なしに [Modern spelling]

     aki-ta karu tabi no iori ni shigure furi waga sode nurenu hosu hito nashi ni

     (please add an English translation of this example)

5. a military camp (attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō)

   Synonym: -軍営(ぐんえい) (gun'ei)

6. a kind of 家紋(かもん) (kamon, “family crest”) with the design of a hut
7. Short for 庵形 (iori-gata): a figure in the shape of a roof
8. Short for 庵看板 (iori kanban): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

Proper noun

庵(いおり) • (Iori) ^{←いほり (ifori)?}

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

/ipo/ → /ifo/ → /ihʷo/ → /io/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ipua.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

庵(いお) • (io) ^{←いほ (ifo)?}

1. a temporary hut made of bamboo and reeds
2. a temporary residence
   • 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 18, poem 983, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 8)

     わが庵(いほ)は都(みよこ)のたつみしかぞすむ世(よ)をうぢ山(やま)と人(ひと)はいふなり

     waga io wa miyako no tatsumi shika zo sumu yo o Ujiyama to hito wa iunari

     (please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

/am/ → /amu/ → /aɴ/

From Middle Chinese 庵 (MC 'om).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​ん (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

庵(あん) • (an) 

1. a small house with a thatched roof
2. (Buddhism) a priest's quarter attached to a large Zen temple

Derived terms

Suffix

庵(あん) • (-an) 

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• 幻住(げんじゅう)庵(あん) (Genjū-an)
• 今日(こんにち)庵(あん) (Konnichi-an)
• 芭蕉(ばしょう)庵(あん) (Bashō-an)

Proper noun

庵(あん) • (An) 

1. a surname

References

Korean

Hanja

庵 (eumhun 암자 암 (amja am))

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Vietnamese

Han character

庵: Hán Nôm readings: am

1. chữ Hán form of am (“hermitage, secluded hut, cottage, etc.”).