日書

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See also: 日书

Chinese

day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
book; letter
trad. (日書)
simp. (日书)

Etymology

Learned adaptation from the original indices found on such texts, such as the Shuihudi manuscript (Li, 2008).

Pronunciation


Noun

日書

  1. (archaeology, historiography) chronomancy calendar (ancient Chinese calendar centred around the fortunes and taboos of specific dates)