未 | [wèi, ㄨㄟˋ, 未] not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep #346 [Add to Longdo] |
商 | [Shāng, ㄕㄤ, 商] the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC #451 [Add to Longdo] |
丑 | [chǒu, ㄔㄡˇ, 丑] clown; surname Chou; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox #5,012 [Add to Longdo] |
午 | [wǔ, ㄨˇ, 午] 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse #10,004 [Add to Longdo] |
小雪 | [Xiǎo xuě, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, 小 雪] Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December #11,609 [Add to Longdo] |
巳 | [sì, ㄙˋ, 巳] 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake #14,963 [Add to Longdo] |
清明 | [Qīng míng, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 清 明] Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-19th April; the Qingming festival (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping), 4th-6th April #16,595 [Add to Longdo] |
卯 | [mǎo, ㄇㄠˇ, 卯] mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit #28,166 [Add to Longdo] |
倭寇 | [Wō kòu, ㄨㄛ ㄎㄡˋ, 倭 寇] Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century) #31,401 [Add to Longdo] |
戌 | [xū, ㄒㄩ, 戌] 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog #32,954 [Add to Longdo] |
小寒 | [Xiǎo hán, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄢˊ, 小 寒] Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January #33,760 [Add to Longdo] |
亥 | [hài, ㄏㄞˋ, 亥] 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar #36,000 [Add to Longdo] |
南朝 | [nán cháo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ, 南 朝] southern dynasty; the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈; common term for Southern Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties of 5th and 6th century #36,632 [Add to Longdo] |
商代 | [Shāng dài, ㄕㄤ ㄉㄞˋ, 商 代] the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC) #39,892 [Add to Longdo] |
亚齐 | [Yà qí, ㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ, 亚 齐 / 亞 齊] Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra; Aceh sultanate 16th-19th century #45,897 [Add to Longdo] |
夏至 | [Xià zhì, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓˋ, 夏 至] Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July #46,123 [Add to Longdo] |
拜伦 | [Bài lún, ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ, 拜 伦 / 拜 倫] George Byron, 6th Baron Byron #48,830 [Add to Longdo] |
谷雨 | [Gǔ yǔ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˇ, 谷 雨 / 穀 雨] Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May #57,675 [Add to Longdo] |
霜降 | [Shuāng jiàng, ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, 霜 降] Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November #58,139 [Add to Longdo] |
惊蛰 | [Jīng zhé, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˊ, 惊 蛰 / 驚 蟄] Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March #63,513 [Add to Longdo] |
秋分 | [Qiū fēn, ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ, 秋 分] Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October #69,162 [Add to Longdo] |
大暑 | [Dà shǔ, ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ, 大 暑] Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August #71,886 [Add to Longdo] |
卜辞 | [bǔ cí, ㄅㄨˇ ㄘˊ, 卜 辞 / 卜 辭] oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones #72,932 [Add to Longdo] |
芒种 | [Máng zhòng, ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ, 芒 种 / 芒 種] Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June #73,525 [Add to Longdo] |
杨守仁 | [Yáng Shǒu rén, ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ, 杨 守 仁 / 楊 守 仁] Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist; Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar #354,471 [Add to Longdo] |
罗懋登 | [Luó Mào dēng, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄥ, 罗 懋 登 / 羅 懋 登] Luo Maodeng (16th century), Ming author of operas and popular fiction #503,412 [Add to Longdo] |
二十六号 | [èr shí liù hào, ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋ, 二 十 六 号 / 二 十 六 號] 26th day of a month [Add to Longdo] |
六号 | [liù hào, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋ, 六 号 / 六 號] 6th day of the month [Add to Longdo] |
吞米桑布札 | [Tūn mǐ Sāng bù zhá, ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧˇ ㄙㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄚˊ, 吞 米 桑 布 札] Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script [Add to Longdo] |
启蛰 | [Qǐ zhé, ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ, 启 蛰 / 啟 蟄] Waking from Hibernation; old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰, Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March [Add to Longdo] |
茶马古道 | [Chá mǎ gǔ dào, ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ, 茶 马 古 道 / 茶 馬 古 道] old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond [Add to Longdo] |
阖闾城 | [Hé lǘ chéng, ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ, 阖 闾 城 / 闔 閭 城] capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu [Add to Longdo] |
阖闾城遗址 | [Hé Lǘ chéng yí zhǐ, ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ, 阖 闾 城 遗 址 / 闔 閭 城 遺 址] ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu [Add to Longdo] |
己 | [き;つちのと, ki ; tsuchinoto] (n) 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar #5,159 [Add to Longdo] |
ラ | [ra] (n) la; 6th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale #6,174 [Add to Longdo] |
有明;有り明け | [ありあけ, ariake] (n) (See 夜明け) dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward) #9,584 [Add to Longdo] |
ヘ | [he] (n) 6th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 6th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.) #9,925 [Add to Longdo] |
夏越の祓;夏越しの祓;名越しの祓 | [なごしのはらえ, nagoshinoharae] (n) (See 茅の輪) summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) [Add to Longdo] |
既望 | [きぼう, kibou] (n) (by the lunar calendar) 16th night of the month [Add to Longdo] |
己酉 | [つちのととり;きゆう, tsuchinototori ; kiyuu] (n) (See 干支) 46th of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
己未 | [つちのとひつじ;きび, tsuchinotohitsuji ; kibi] (n) (See 干支) 56th of the sexagenary cycle [Add to Longdo] |
黒船 | [くろふね, kurofune] (n) (1) black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century); (2) product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
十夜 | [じゅうや, juuya] (n) { Buddh } (See 十夜粥・じゅうやがゆ) ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar) [Add to Longdo] |
十六音符 | [じゅうろくおんぷ, juurokuonpu] (n) 16th note [Add to Longdo] |
処女宮 | [しょじょきゅう, shojokyuu] (n) Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin [Add to Longdo] |
小正月 | [こしょうがつ, koshougatsu] (n) the 14th-16th days of the lunar New Year [Add to Longdo] |
水無月祓;六月祓 | [みなづきばらえ, minadukibarae] (n) (See 夏越しの祓) summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) [Add to Longdo] |
赤また黒また | [あかまたくろまた;アカマタクロマタ, akamatakuromata ; akamatakuromata] (n) (uk) red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month) [Add to Longdo] |
双調 | [そうじょう, soujou] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 仲呂) (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) (See 呂旋, 六調子) (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G [Add to Longdo] |
仲呂;中呂 | [ちゅうりょ;ちゅうろ, chuuryo ; chuuro] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 双調) (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) fourth lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
長歌 | [ちょうか;ながうた, chouka ; nagauta] (n) (1) (See 短歌) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; (2) (ながうた only) (See 長唄) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) [Add to Longdo] |
天一 | [てんいち, ten'ichi] (n) (abbr) (See 天一神, 陰陽道, 己酉, 癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky [Add to Longdo] |
天一神;中神 | [てんいちじん(天一神);なかがみ, ten'ichijin ( ten'ichi kami ); nakagami] (n) (See 陰陽道, 己酉, 癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky [Add to Longdo] |
天正カルタ | [てんしょうカルタ, tenshou karuta] (n) (See ウンスンカルタ) Portuguese card game popular in Japan during the late 16th century [Add to Longdo] |
南北朝時代 | [なんぼくちょうじだい, nanbokuchoujidai] (n) period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. CE in Japan, 1336-92) [Add to Longdo] |
日本人町 | [にほんじんまち, nihonjinmachi] (n) Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries) [Add to Longdo] |
日本町 | [にほんまち, nihonmachi] (n) (See 日本人町) Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries) [Add to Longdo] |
伴天連(ateji);破天連(ateji) | [ばてれん;パテレン;バテレン, bateren ; pateren ; bateren] (n) (1) Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century) (por [Add to Longdo] |
薮入り;藪入;家父入 | [やぶいり, yabuiri] (n) (arch) holiday granted to servants on the 16th of the first and seventh months [Add to Longdo] |
獺魚を祭る | [かわうそうおをまつる, kawausouowomatsuru] (exp) (See 七十二候) one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month) [Add to Longdo] |