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Translingual
Han character
庵 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈大中山 (IKLU), four-corner 00216, composition ⿸广奄)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 347, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9369
- Dae Jaweon: page 657, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 887, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5EB5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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庵
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*qoːm, *qoːb
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鵪
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*qoːm
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菴
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*qoːm, *qrom
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馣
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*qoːm
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晻
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*qoːmʔ, *qromʔ
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唵
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*qoːmʔ
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黤
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*qoːmʔ, *qraːmʔ
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埯
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*qaːmʔ, *qomʔ
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淹
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*qroːm, *qrom, *qom, *qoms
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閹
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*qrom, *qromʔ
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崦
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*qrom
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醃
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*qrom, *qom
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掩
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*qromʔ
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奄
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*qromʔ
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罨
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*qromʔ, *qoːb, *qob
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裺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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俺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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腌
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*qom, *qrob, *qob
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殗
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*qob
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餣
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*qob
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qoːm, *qoːb) : semantic 广 (“house”) + phonetic 奄 (OC *qromʔ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house; pit; womb”). Cognate with Tibetan ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”) and Burmese အိမ် (im, “house”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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庵
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庵
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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14328
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14358
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Phonetic component
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奄
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奄
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Rime group
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談
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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3
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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諳
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姶
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Old Chinese
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/*qoːm/
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/*qoːb/
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Notes
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見釋名
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Definitions
庵
- dome-shaped grass house; hut
- (Buddhism) monastery or nunnery
- (Penang Hokkien) temple
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
尼姑庵 (“Buddhist nunnery”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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尼姑庵, 庵堂, 庵子
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑子庵兒
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Taiwan
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尼姑庵, 庵堂
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Harbin
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姑子廟
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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尼姑庵兒, 姑子廟兒, 姑子庵兒
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姑姑兒庵兒
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Wanrong
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姑姑庵
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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師姑庵
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Yangzhou
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庵
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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師姑庵
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Hong Kong
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師姑庵, 尼姑庵, 庵堂
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Dongguan
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師姑庵
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Gan
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Nanchang
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尼姑庵
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Lichuan
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庵堂, 佛庵
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Hakka
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Yudu
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庵
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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庵堂
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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庵堂
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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庵堂
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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庵堂
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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庵堂
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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菜堂
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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尼姑庵
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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庵
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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尼姑庵, 庵
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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尼姑庵, 菜堂
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Zhao'an
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尼姑庵
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Taipei
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尼姑庵
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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尼姑庵
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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尼姑庵
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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尼姑庵
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Kaohsiung
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尼姑庵
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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尼姑庵
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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尼姑庵
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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尼姑庵
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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尼姑庵
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Yilan
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尼姑庵
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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尼姑庵
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Changhua (Lukang)
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尼姑庵
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Taichung
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尼姑庵
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Tainan
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尼姑庵
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Tainan (Anping)
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尼姑庵
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Hsinchu
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尼姑庵
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Kinmen
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尼姑庵
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Penghu (Magong)
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尼姑庵
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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尼姑庵
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Jieyang
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齋堂
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Haikou
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尼姑庵, 庵堂
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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師姑寺
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Xianyou
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阿姑寺
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Wu
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Shanghai
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師姑堂, 庵堂, 尼姑庵
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Suzhou
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師姑堂
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Danyang
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師姑廟, 尼姑廟
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Ningbo
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庵堂, 庵, 尼姑庵
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Wenzhou
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師姑娘寮, 師姑娘堂, 庵
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Jinhua
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尼姑寺
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
庵
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- hut
- hermitage
- retreat (a peaceful, quiet place, esp. one meant for meditation or prayer)
Readings
- Go-on: おん (on)←おむ (omu, historical)
- Kan-on: あん (an)←あむ (amu, historical)
- Kun: いお (io, 庵)←いほ (ifo, 庵, historical)、いおり (iori, 庵)←いほり (ifori, 庵, historical)、いおる (ioru, 庵る)←いほる (iforu, 庵る, historical)
Compounds
Etymology 1
/ipori/ → /ifori/ → /ihʷori/ → /iori/
From Old Japanese.
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 庵る (ioru, “to reside in a temporary hut”, obsolete). Likely derived from io (see below).
Pronunciation
Noun
庵 • (iori) ←いほり (ifori)?
- a coarse hut made of bamboo and reeds, especially one made by a monk or hermit
- Synonyms: 庵室 (anshitsu), 草庵 (sōan)
- a small house
- (humble) one's home
- a temporary hut
- , text here
- 秋田苅客乃廬入尓四具礼零我袖沾干人無二 [Man'yōgana]
- 秋田刈る旅のいほりにしぐれ降り我が袖濡れぬ干す人なしに [Modern spelling]
- aki-ta karu tabi no iori ni shigure furi waga sode nurenu hosu hito nashi ni
- (please add an English translation of this example)
- a military camp (attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō)
- Synonym: -軍営 (gun'ei)
- a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with the design of a hut
- Short for 庵形 (iori-gata): a figure in the shape of a roof
- Short for 庵看板 (iori kanban): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Derived terms
Proper noun
庵 • (Iori) ←いほり (Ifori)?
- a female given name
- a surname
Etymology 2
/ipo/ → /ifo/ → /ihʷo/ → /io/
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ipua.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
庵 • (io) ←いほ (ifo)?
- a temporary hut made of bamboo and reeds
- a temporary residence
- 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 18, poem 983, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 8)
- わが庵は都のたつみしかぞすむ世をうぢ山と人はいふなり
- waga io wa miyako no tatsumi shika zo sumu yo o Ujiyama to hito wa iunari
- (please add an English translation of this example)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
/am/ → /amu/ → /aɴ/
From Middle Chinese 庵 (MC 'om).
Pronunciation
Noun
庵 • (an)
- a small house with a thatched roof
- (Buddhism) a priest's quarter attached to a large Zen temple
Derived terms
Suffix
庵 • (-an)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Derived terms
Proper noun
庵 • (An)
- a surname
References
Korean
Hanja
庵 (eumhun 암자 암 (amja am))
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Vietnamese
Han character
庵: Hán Nôm readings: am
- chữ Hán form of am (“hermitage, secluded hut, cottage, etc.”).