ゑつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ゑつ – see the following entries.

【越えつ】S [affix] pass over; cross over; go over [affix] pass; go through (of time) [affix] exceed; surpass; transgress (limit, extent) [proper noun] (historical) the Yue people to the south of ancient China [proper noun] Abbreviation of 越南 (Etsunan, “Vietnam”).

【粤えつ】H [proper noun] alternative name for 広東 (Kanton, “Guangdong”) [proper noun] (historical) alternative spelling for 越: the Yue people to the south of ancient China Alternative spelling 越

【鉞えつ】H [noun] (historical) an ancient Chinese bronze battle-axe

(This term, ゑつ (wetu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ゑつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゑつ.)