玄武

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Chinese

black; mysterious martial; military
simp. and trad.
(玄武) 		玄 武
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Proper noun

玄武

  1. (astronomy) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy.
  2. (feng shui) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a representation of water and direction north.
  3. Xuanwu, a Taoist god.
  4. (～區) Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玄 武
げん
Grade: S 		む
Grade: 5
goon
Kanji in this term
玄 武
げん
Grade: S 		ぶ
Grade: 5
goon kan'on

Etymology

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

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Proper noun

玄(げん)武(ぶ) or 玄(げん)武(む) • (Genbu or Genmu) 

  1. Xuanwu (Chinese Taoist god)
  2. the Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior" (one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
玄武

Proper noun

玄武 • (Hyeonmu) (hangeul 현무)

  1. hanja form? of 현무 (“Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
玄武

Proper noun

玄武

  1. chữ Hán form of Huyền Vũ (“Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).
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