朱雀

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Chinese

surname; vermilion bird; lentigo; sparrow
simp. and trad.
(朱雀) 		朱 雀

Pronunciation

Noun

朱雀

  1. rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

Proper noun

朱雀

  1. Vermilion Bird (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)

Japanese

 朱雀 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Vermilion Bird on Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
す
Grade: S 		さく > ざく
Jinmeiyō
goon

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(ざく) • (Suzaku) 

  1. the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south
    Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀, 黄竜
  2. a cultivar of cherry tree
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
す
Grade: S 		さく > ざか
Jinmeiyō
goon irregular

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(ざか) • (Suzaka) 

  1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
す
Grade: S 		じゃく
Jinmeiyō
goon kan'yōon

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(じゃく) • (Sujaku) ←すじやく (Suzyaku)?

  1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
しゅ
Grade: S 		さく > さか
Jinmeiyō
kan'on irregular

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(さか) • (Shusaka) ←しゆさか (Syusaka)?

  1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
しゅ
Grade: S 		じゃく
Jinmeiyō
kan'on kan'yōon

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(じゃく) • (Shujaku) ←しゆじやく (Syuzyaku)?

  1. the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south
    Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀, 黄竜
  2. (Chinese astronomy) general term for the seven mansions of the south in Chinese astronomy
    Hypernym: 二十八宿
    Hyponyms: 井, 鬼, 柳, 星, 張, 翼, 軫
    Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
朱 雀
しゅ
Grade: S 		じゃく > じゃか
Jinmeiyō
kan'on irregular

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(じゃか) • (Shujaka) ←しゆじやか (Syuzyaka)?

  1. Vermilion Bird

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
朱雀

Proper noun

朱雀 • (Jujak) (hangeul 주작)

  1. hanja form? of 주작 (“Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
朱雀

Proper noun

朱雀

  1. chữ Hán form of Chu Tước (“Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).
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