"太極" meaning in Japanese

See 太極 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ta̠ikʲo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 太極 [canonical] (ruby: 太(たい), 極(きょく)), taikyoku [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC thajH gik). First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極. The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with 大 instead of 太 appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=たいきょく}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|太極}} 太極 (MC thajH gik) Head templates: {{ja-noun|たいきょく}} 太(たい)極(きょく) • (taikyoku)
  1. (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world Tags: Chinese Categories (topical): Chinese philosophy
    Sense id: en-太極-ja-noun-FHvWgfhj Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 21 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 24 40 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
    Sense id: en-太極-ja-noun-VHUmQQ2X Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 21 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 24 40
  3. (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncommon Alternative form of: 太極拳 (extra: (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi)
    Sense id: en-太極-ja-noun-A7kYyv-Q Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 20 21 17 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 22 16 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 22 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 21 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 24 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 太極拳: Tai Chi Chuan (Taikyokuken) (ruby: 太(たい), 極(きょく), 拳(けん)), 太極図 (taikyokuzu) (ruby: 太(たい), 極(きょく), 図(ず)) (english: an image of the absolute, most commonly the yin-yang symbol), 太極図門 (taikyokuzu mon) (ruby: 太(たい), 極(きょく), 図(ず), 門(もん)) (english: a seal or crest using an image of the absolute) 
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Download raw JSONL data for 太極 meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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