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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
ぎょく
Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
kan'on goon kan'on

Etymology

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Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 金烏 (the golden crow; the sun) +‎ 玉兎 (the jade rabbit; the moon), Chinese 金烏玉兔金乌玉兔 (jīnwūyùtù).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɯ̟ᵝ ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞]

Noun

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(きん)()(ぎょく)() (kin'u gyokuto

  1. (literary) Synonym of 日月 (jitsugetsu, the sun and the moon)
    Synonym: 烏兎 (uto)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN