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八尺瓊勾玉

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八尺瓊の勾玉: an artist's depiction of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan, showing the Yasakani no Magatama as the jade jewel on the bottom.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
しゃく > さか
Grade: 6

Hyōgai
まが
Grade: S
たま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
八尺瓊の勾玉
八尺瓊の曲玉
八尺瓊曲玉

Etymology

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Compound of 八尺瓊 (yasakani, long or large jewel, literally eight-foot jewel) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ 勾玉 (magatama, curved jewel, type of ancient curved bead resembling a bear claw). The “eight-foot” may have originally referred to a long cord or necklace on which such magatama beads were strung, as magatama themselves were never so large.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) さかにのまがたま [yàsákání nó mágátámá] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠sa̠ka̠ɲ̟i no̞ ma̠ɡa̠ta̠ma̠]

Proper noun

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八尺瓊勾玉(やさかにのまがたま) (Yasakani no Magatama

  1. one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

See also

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References

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  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, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN