老子道徳経

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
老	子	道	徳	経
ろう Grade: 4	し Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 5
on'yomi				goon

Alternative spelling
老子道德經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 老子 (Rōshi, “Laozi, the ancient Chinese philosopher”) +‎ 道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, “Tao Te Ching”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

老(ろう)子(し)道(どう)徳(とく)経(きょう) • (Rōshi Dōtokukyō) ^{←らうしだうとくきやう (Rausi Dautokukyau)^?}

the Laozi Tao Te Ching

Usage notes

The Tao Te Ching is known in Japanese by three possible names:^[1]^[2]^[3]

老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō, literally “Laozi Tao Te Ching”)
老子 (Rōshi, literally “Laozi”)
道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, literally “Tao Te Ching”)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ “老子道徳経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

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