金烏玉兎

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 烏 玉 兎
きん
Grade: 1 		う
Jinmeiyō 		ぎょく
Grade: 1 		と
Jinmeiyō
kan'on goon kan'on

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 金烏 (“the golden crow; the sun”) +‎ 玉兎 (“the jade rabbit; the moon”), Chinese 金烏玉兔 / 金乌玉兔 (jīnwūyùtù).

Pronunciation

Noun

金(きん)烏(う)玉(ぎょく)兎(と) • (kin'u gyokuto) 

  1. (literary) Synonym of 日月 (jitsugetsu, “the sun and the moon”)
    Synonym: 烏兎 (uto)

References

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