太極

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See also: 太极

Chinese

too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
trad. (太極) 太 極
simp. (太极) 太 极
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Pronunciation

Noun

太極

  1. taiji ("The Absolute"; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world)
  2. tai chi; taiji

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太極):
  • → English: tai chi, taiji (via Mandarin), taegeuk (via Korean)
  • → Thai: ไทเก๊ก, ไท้เก๊ก (via Teochew)

    • Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    太 極
    たい
    Grade: 2     		きょく
    Grade: 4
    on'yomi kan'on
    Alternative spelling
    大極

    Etymology

    Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC thajH gik).

    First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極.[1]

    The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with 大 instead of 太 appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[2][3][4][5]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    太(たい)極(きょく) • (taikyoku) 

    1. (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
    2. a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
    3. (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi

    Derived terms

    太極図

    References

    1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    太極

    Noun

    太極 • (taegeuk) (hangeul 태극)

    1. hanja form? of 태극 (“tai chi”)

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    太極

    Noun

    太極

    1. chữ Hán form of thái cực (“tai chi”).
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