万
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Han character
万 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一尸 (MS), four-corner 10227, composition ⿸丆𠃌)
Related characters
- 萬 (Orthodox traditional form)
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 76, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10
- Dae Jaweon: page 137, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 9, character 3
- Unihan data for U+4E07
万 on Wikidata.Wikidata
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Shang | Western Zhou |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions |
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Unknown. Used as a tribal name in oracle inscriptions. Used as a number since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
Various theories have been proposed for its original meaning:
- Qu Wanli, Qiu Xigui and others propose that it originally refers to a type of dancer-musicians. This usage is attested in the oracle inscriptions. This may be supported by ancient literature, e.g. Shijing, which mentions a type of dance called 萬舞/万舞.
- Lin Yiguang proposes that it is an ancient form of 丏 (OC *meːnʔ), acting as a phonetic component in 賓 (OC *mpin).
- Some propose that it is a differentiated form of 亥.
Etymology 1
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology 2
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Pronunciation
Japanese
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
萬 |
Readings
As a simplification and variant of 萬: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
As part of the surname 万俟:
Compounds
- 万引き (manbiki)
- 万年青 (omoto)
Etymology 1
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万 |
まん Grade: 2 |
kan’yōon |
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萬 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modern Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Noun
万 • (man)
- ten thousand, myriad
- 1999 October 17, “3万年の白亀”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
- 3万年も生きつづけている巨大カメ。守備力が高い。
- Sanman-nen mo ikitsuzukete iru kyodai kame. Shubiryoku ga takai.
- A giant turtle that has lived for over 30,000 years. It has high defense strength.
- 3万年も生きつづけている巨大カメ。守備力が高い。
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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万 |
ばん Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
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萬 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modern Hokkien reading Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Derived terms
- 万感 (bankan, “flood of emotions”)
- 万軍 (bangun)
- 万芸 (bangei, “versatility”)
- 万古 (banko, “old time, all this time, eternity”)
- 万斛 (bankoku)
- 万劫 (bangō, “an extremely long period of time”)
- 万死 (banshi, “critical state of the life”)
- 万寿 (banju), 万寿 (manju, “longevity”)
- 万丈 (banjō, “hurrah”)
- 万乗 (banjō, “sovereignty”)
- 万状 (banjō, “diversification”)
- 万博 (banpaku, “international exposition”)
- 万万 (banban, “very much”)
- 万民 (banmin, “all the people, the entire nation”)
- 万有 (ban'yū)
Etymology 3
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万 |
よろず Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
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萬 (kyūjitai) |
⟨yo2ro2du⟩ → */jərədu/ → /jorod͡zu/ → /jorozu/
From Old Japanese,[4] found in the oldest sources such as the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE).
Appears to be a compound or inflection, but the derivation is unclear. Possibly related to Korean 여러 (yeoreo, “several, various”), in which case the final /-du/ in the Old Japanese might be a voiced version of the generic numeral nominalizer つ (tsu).
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Japanese numerals from Old Japanese using Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |||||||||
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10,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 90,000 | |
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | 二万 (futayorozu) | 三万 (miyorozu) | 四万 (yoyorozu) | 五万 (iyorozu) | 六万 (muyorozu) | 七万 (nanayorozu) | 八万 (yayorozu) | 九万 (kokonoyorozu) |
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Korean
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).
Vietnamese
Han character
万: Hán Việt readings: vạn[1][2]
万: Nôm readings: vàn[2][3], vạn[1], muôn[2]
- Alternative form of 萬.
References
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).
- Hồ (1976).