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玄武
玄武
Chinese
| black; mysterious | martial; military | ||
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simp. and trad. (玄武) |
玄 | 武 | |
Proper noun
玄武
- (astronomy) the Black Turtle, a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy
- (feng shui) the Black Turtle, a representation of the element of water and direction north
- Xuanwu, a Taoist god
Synonyms
- 北方玄武 (Běifāng Xuánwǔ) (turtle)
Hypernyms
- 四象
Hyponyms
- 斗 (dǒu), 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù)
- 牛 (niú), 牛宿 (Niúxiù)
- 女 (nǚ), 女宿 (Nǚxiù)
- 牛 (niú), 牛宿 (Niúxiù)
- 危 (wēi), 危宿 (Wēixiù)
- 室 (shì), 室宿 (Shìxiù)
- 壁 (bì), 壁宿 (Bìxiù)
See also
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玄 | 武 |
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げん Grade: S |
む Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玄 | 武 |
|
げん Grade: S |
ぶ Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
玄武 (hiragana げんぶ, romaji Genbu, alternative reading げんむ, romaji Genmu)
- Black Tortoise, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations
Coordinate terms
- 青竜 (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
- 白虎 (Byakko, “White Tiger”)
- 朱雀 (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)
- 黄竜 (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)
Noun
玄武 (hiragana げんぶ, romaji genbu)