熊襲

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熊 襲
くま
Grade: 4 		そ
Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
熊曾

Etymology

A compound of the names of two geographical regions: 球磨 (Kuma) +‎ 贈於 (So), the latter of which is proposed to be cognate with such Austronesian words as tsuo, tsau, sau, thau, tau, tao, meaning "people", from Proto-Austronesian *Cau (“person”).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

熊(くま)襲(そ) • (Kumaso) 

  1. A geographical region in the southern area of Kyūshū.
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
      十二月、到於熊襲國。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
      冬十月丁酉朔己酉、遣日本武尊、令撃熊襲。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
      時熊襲有魁帥者。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 301)
      日本武尊、奏平熊襲之状曰、臣頼天皇之神靈、以兵一擧、頓誅熊襲之魁帥者、悉平其國。 於是、日本武尊、雄誥之曰、熊襲既平、未經幾年、今更東夷叛之。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 303)
      嘗西征之年、頼皇靈之威、提三尺劒、撃熊襲國。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 323)
      當是時、熊襲叛之不朝貢。天皇、於是、將討熊襲國。
  2. An ancient ethnic group living in the Kumaso region; possible equivalent to the Hayato people.
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 287)
      十二年秋七月、熊襲反之不朝貢。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 291)
      十二月癸巳朔丁酉、議討熊襲。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 291)
      時有一臣。進曰、熊襲梟帥有二女。兄曰市乾鹿文。
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 293)
      時市乾鹿文、奏于天皇曰、無愁熊襲之不服。妾有良謀。 爰從兵一人、進殺熊襲梟帥
    • 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
      秋八月、熊襲亦反之、侵邊境不止。

See also

References

  1. ^ Kakubayashi, Fumio, (1998), 隼人 : オーストロネシア系の古代日本部族 Hayato : An Austronesian speaking tribe in southern Japan, The bulletin of the Institute for Japanese Culture, Kyoto Sangyo University, 3, pp.15-31, ISSN 1341-7207
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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