"源氏" meaning in Japanese

See 源氏 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi] Forms: 源氏 [canonical] (ruby: (げん), ()), Genji [romanization]
Etymology: From 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|源|氏|lit1=fountainhead, source|pos1=on-reading of minamoto|t2=family|tr1=gen|tr2=shi}} 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|げんじ}} 源(げん)氏(じ) • (Genji)
  1. Short for 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏物語 (extra: (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu)
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-name-y-Y6EypD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with 氏, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Fictional characters, Morning glory family plants, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 11 1 3 4 14 8 10 11 4 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 氏: 11 11 1 5 5 9 9 12 11 3 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 11 1 3 4 13 8 10 12 4 8 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Morning glory family plants: 11 10 1 3 6 10 10 13 13 3 7 5 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9
  2. Short for 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 光源氏 (extra: (Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel)
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-name-PLX~Ij5w Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with 氏, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Female people, Fictional characters, Morning glory family plants, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 10 1 3 5 14 7 9 13 4 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 11 1 3 4 14 8 10 11 4 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 氏: 11 11 1 5 5 9 9 12 11 3 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 11 1 3 4 13 8 10 12 4 8 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Morning glory family plants: 11 10 1 3 6 10 10 13 13 3 7 5 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9
  3. a placename
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-name-M1g9SmfF
  4. a surname
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Servants Disambiguation of Servants: 9 8 3 12 6 8 8 12 10 10 1 1 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 源氏供養 (Genji Kuyō) (ruby: 源氏供養(げんじくよう)), 源氏香 (Genji-kō) (ruby: 源氏香(げんじこう)), 源氏の君 (Genji no Kimi) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), (きみ)), 源氏箔 (Genji-haku) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), (はく)), 源氏名 (genjina) (ruby: 源氏名(げんじな)), 源氏模様 (Genji moyō) (ruby: 源氏模様(げんじもよう)), 石山源氏 (Ishiyama Genji) (ruby: (いし), (やま), 源氏(げんじ)), 須磨源氏 (Suma Genji) (ruby: 須磨源氏(すまげんじ))

Noun

IPA: [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi] Forms: 源氏 [canonical] (ruby: (げん), ()), Genji [romanization]
Etymology: From 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|源|氏|lit1=fountainhead, source|pos1=on-reading of minamoto|t2=family|tr1=gen|tr2=shi}} 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^げんじ}} 源(げん)氏(じ) • (Genji)
  1. any family or clan with a common surname of 源 (Minamoto) Synonyms: 源家
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-PInz4Zjx
  2. (poetry) Short for 源氏行 (Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏行 (extra: (Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”))
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-HcuLZCFN Categories (other): Poetry, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 10 1 3 5 14 7 9 13 4 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 11 1 3 4 14 8 10 11 4 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 11 1 3 4 13 8 10 12 4 8 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 9 13 2 5 4 16 5 8 8 8 9 5 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
  3. Short for 源氏香 (Genji-kō, “an incense-comparing game, with five sorts of incense”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏香 (extra: Genji-kō, “an incense-comparing game, with five sorts of incense”)
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-Os6gtAZY Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Fictional characters, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9
  4. (painting) Short for 源氏絵 (Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏絵 (extra: Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”)
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-SuZYjmeD Categories (other): Painting, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms suffixed with 氏, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Fictional characters, Morning glory family plants, Servants, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 氏: 11 11 1 5 5 9 9 12 11 3 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 9 10 2 8 6 6 5 10 9 7 9 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Morning glory family plants: 11 10 1 3 6 10 10 13 13 3 7 5 8 Disambiguation of Servants: 9 8 3 12 6 8 8 12 10 10 1 1 11 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9
  5. Short for 源氏織り (Genji-ori, “a type of fabric woven with intermittently gold wrapped thread, woven in Kyoto in the Edo period”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 源氏織り (extra: Genji-ori, “a type of fabric woven with intermittently gold wrapped thread, woven in Kyoto in the Edo period”)
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-dhC8hbgB Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with 氏, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Fabrics, Fictional characters, Morning glory family plants, Servants, Solanums Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 10 1 3 5 14 7 9 13 4 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 11 1 3 4 14 8 10 11 4 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 氏: 11 11 1 5 5 9 9 12 11 3 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 11 1 3 4 13 8 10 12 4 8 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 20 0 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 14 13 1 1 2 12 12 15 15 1 3 2 9 Disambiguation of Morning glory family plants: 11 10 1 3 6 10 10 13 13 3 7 5 8 Disambiguation of Servants: 9 8 3 12 6 8 8 12 10 10 1 1 11 Disambiguation of Solanums: 13 12 1 1 2 11 12 15 15 0 2 8 9
  6. (historical, colloquial) a maidservant in a noble household Tags: colloquial, historical Synonyms: 奥女中
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-o0woZItu Categories (other): Servants Disambiguation of Servants: 9 8 3 12 6 8 8 12 10 10 1 1 11
  7. (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 夕顔 (yūgao): the common moonflower or moonvine, Ipomoea alba Synonyms: 夕顔 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-IufPxomE
  8. (archaic women's speech) Synonym of 茄子 (nasu): the eggplant, Solanum melongena Synonyms: 茄子 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-MQm3rUiB
  9. (slang) a corrupt rickshaw puller associated with a brothel who brings in customers for them, and expects a high fee Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-源氏-ja-noun-a7YQNkjR Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms suffixed with 氏, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books, Servants Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 0 2 4 11 11 11 12 3 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 氏: 11 11 1 5 5 9 9 12 11 3 6 5 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 9 10 2 8 6 6 5 10 9 7 9 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 0 2 2 12 13 13 12 1 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 0 1 4 11 12 13 13 1 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Books: 13 11 1 4 3 11 11 14 13 2 4 3 11 Disambiguation of Servants: 9 8 3 12 6 8 8 12 10 10 1 1 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 源氏織り (Genji-ori) (ruby: 源氏織(げんじお)), 源氏金糸 (Genji kinshi) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), 金糸(きんし)), 源氏の氏神 (Genji no Ujigami) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), 氏神(うじがみ)), 源氏節 (Genji-bushi) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), (ぶし)), 源氏星 (Genjiboshi) (ruby: 源氏(げんじ), (ぼし)), 宇多源氏 (Uda Genji) (ruby: 宇多源氏(うだげんじ)), 河内源氏 (Kawachi Genji) (ruby: 河内(かわち), 源氏(げんじ)), 清和源氏 (Seiwa Genji) (ruby: 清和(せいわ), 源氏(げんじ)), 村上源氏 (Murakami Genji) (ruby: 村上(むらかみ), 源氏(げんじ))

Alternative forms

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          "げんじ"
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        [
          "節",
          "ぶし"
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      ],
      "word": "源氏節"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Genjiboshi",
      "ruby": [
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          "源氏",
          "げんじ"
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      ],
      "word": "源氏星"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Uda Genji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "宇多源氏",
          "うだげんじ"
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      ],
      "word": "宇多源氏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kawachi Genji",
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          "河内",
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          "源氏",
          "げんじ"
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      ],
      "word": "河内源氏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Seiwa Genji",
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        [
          "清和",
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        [
          "源氏",
          "げんじ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "清和源氏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Murakami Genji",
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        [
          "村上",
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        ],
        [
          "源氏",
          "げんじ"
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      ],
      "word": "村上源氏"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From 源 (gen, on-reading of minamoto, literally “fountainhead, source”) + 氏 (-shi, “family”).",
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      "form": "源氏",
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        "any family or clan with a common surname of 源 (Minamoto)"
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          "extra": "(Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”)",
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        }
      ],
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        "Short for 源氏行 (Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”)."
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        "(poetry) Short for 源氏行 (Genji-kō, “a form of 連歌 (renga, “linked verse”) where sixty verses are written on a piece of paper folded in three”)."
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        "communications",
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        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Genji-kō, “an incense-comparing game, with five sorts of incense”",
          "word": "源氏香"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 源氏香 (Genji-kō, “an incense-comparing game, with five sorts of incense”)."
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        [
          "源氏香",
          "源氏香#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”",
          "word": "源氏絵"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms",
        "ja:Painting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 源氏絵 (Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”)."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "painting",
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        ],
        [
          "源氏絵",
          "源氏絵#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "painting",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(painting) Short for 源氏絵 (Genji-e, “paintings based on the events of the Tale of Genji; paintings depicting the Heian era in general”)."
      ],
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        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Genji-ori, “a type of fabric woven with intermittently gold wrapped thread, woven in Kyoto in the Edo period”",
          "word": "源氏織り"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 源氏織り (Genji-ori, “a type of fabric woven with intermittently gold wrapped thread, woven in Kyoto in the Edo period”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "源氏織り",
          "源氏織り#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese colloquialisms",
        "Japanese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a maidservant in a noble household"
      ],
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        "(historical, colloquial) a maidservant in a noble household"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "奥女中"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "historical"
      ]
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        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
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        "Japanese women's speech terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 夕顔 (yūgao): the common moonflower or moonvine, Ipomoea alba"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "夕顔",
          "夕顔#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "archaic women's speech",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic women's speech) Synonym of 夕顔 (yūgao): the common moonflower or moonvine, Ipomoea alba"
      ],
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 茄子 (nasu): the eggplant, Solanum melongena"
      ],
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        "(archaic women's speech) Synonym of 茄子 (nasu): the eggplant, Solanum melongena"
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "a corrupt rickshaw puller associated with a brothel who brings in customers for them, and expects a high fee"
      ],
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        "(slang) a corrupt rickshaw puller associated with a brothel who brings in customers for them, and expects a high fee"
      ],
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      ]
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      "other": "げんじ"
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      "ipa": "[ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]"
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  ],
  "word": "源氏"
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          "源氏供養",
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          "源氏",
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          "源氏",
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    {
      "roman": "Genji moyō",
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        [
          "源氏模様",
          "げんじもよう"
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      ],
      "word": "源氏模様"
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    {
      "roman": "Ishiyama Genji",
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          "石",
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        [
          "山",
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        [
          "源氏",
          "げんじ"
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    },
    {
      "roman": "Suma Genji",
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          "桐",
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          "源氏",
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      ],
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          "extra": "(Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu",
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        "Short for 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari): The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu"
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          "extra": "(Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel",
          "word": "光源氏"
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      ],
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        "Japanese short forms"
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        "Short for 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji): the titular protagonist of the novel"
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    },
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        "Japanese surnames"
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        "a surname"
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      "ipa": "[ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]"
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}

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