卑弥呼

See also: 卑彌呼

Chinese

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

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S

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

Etymology

First attested in the 三國志 / 三国志 (Sānguó Zhì, Records of the Three Kingdoms), particularly in the 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳 / 乌丸鲜卑东夷传 (Wūwán Xiānbēi Dōngyí Zhuàn, Records of Wuhuan, Xianbei and Eastern Barbarians).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

From Literary Chinese 卑彌呼 (OC *pie mie hɑ) in Later Han pronunciation,[7] the original pronunciation remains uncertain.

Proper noun

()()() • (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

References

  1. ^ Records of the Three Kingdoms, vol. 30.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ 卑弥呼”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 127, 125, 49.