五経

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	経
ご Grade: 1	きょう Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
五經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese, in turn from Literary Chinese 五經 (MC ŋuoX keŋ, literally “five + Chinese classics”).

First cited in Japanese in the Nihon Shoki of 720.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごきょー [gòkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

五(ご)経(きょう) • (Gokyō) ^{←ごきやう (gokyau)^?}

[from 720] the Five Classics of Chinese literature

See also

四(し)書(しょ)五(ご)経(きょう) (Shisho Gokyō)
六(りく)経(けい) (Rikukei)
詩(し)経(きょう) (Shikyō)
書(しょ)経(きょう) (Shokyō)
礼(らい)記(き) (Raiki)
易(えき)経(きょう) (Ekikyō)
春(しゅん)秋(じゅう) (Shunjū)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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