卑弥呼

See also: 卑彌呼

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 卑弥呼 – 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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
卑彌呼 (kyūjitai)

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卑弥呼

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Himiko

Wikipedia

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.

卑(ひ)弥(み)呼(こ) • (Himiko)

^ “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
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “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
^ “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
^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 127, 125, 49.