"愚公" meaning in Japanese

See 愚公 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɡɯ̟ko̞ː] Forms: 愚公 [canonical] (ruby: (), (こう)), Gukō [romanization]
Etymology: The name of a character in the fifth volume, 湯問 or "The Questions of Tang", of the Chinese Daoist text 列子 (Liezi). The name literally means "stupid old man". In the story, two large mountains stand before the character's house, impeding access, so the character and his family begin moving the mountains. A different character portrayed as a clever wag derides the family for their foolishness in moving the mountains instead of their house, but the emperor hears about them and is so impressed with their ambition and dedication that he arranges to have the mountains moved. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ぐこう}} 愚(ぐ)公(こう) • (Gukō)
  1. the character in the Chinese text Liezi. Wikipedia link: Liezi Derived forms: 愚公山を移す (gukō yama o utsusu) (ruby: 愚公山(ぐこうやま), (うつ))
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Download raw JSONL data for 愚公 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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