卑弥呼

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See also: 卑彌呼

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 卑彌呼 (“Himiko, a semi-legendary queen of Yamatai in ancient Japan”).
(This term is the simplified form of 卑彌呼).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S

Grade: 6
on'yomi goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
卑彌呼 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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First attested in the 三国志 (Sangokushi, Records of the Three Kingdoms), particularly in the 魏志倭人伝 (Gishi Wajinden, Records of Cao Wei on the Account of the People of Wa).[1][2][3][4][5]

From Literary Chinese 卑彌呼 (OC *pie mie hɑ) in Later Han pronunciation,[6] the original pronunciation remains uncertain.

Proper noun

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()()() (Himiko

  1. (historical) a semi-legendary queen of 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku, Yamatai) [late Yayoi period]
  2. a female given name

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 卑弥呼”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 卑弥呼”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. ^ 卑弥呼”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  6. ^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 127, 125, 49.