卑弥呼

See also: 卑彌呼

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 卑弥呼 – see 卑彌呼 (“Himiko, a semilegendary queen of Yamatai in ancient Japan”).
(This term, 卑弥呼, is the simplified form of 卑彌呼.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
卑 弥 呼
ひ
Grade: S		 み
Grade: S		 こ
Grade: 6
on’yomi goon kan’on

Etymology

First attested in the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), particularly in the 魏志倭人伝 (Gishi Wajinden, “Records of Cao Wei on the Account of the People of Wa”).[1][2][3][4][5]

From Literary Chinese 卑彌呼 (OC *pe mnel qʰaː), original pronunciation remains uncertain.

Proper noun

卑弥呼 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 卑彌呼, hiragana ひみこ, rōmaji Himiko)

  1. (historical) a semilegendary queen of 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku, “Yamatai”) [late Yayoi period]
  2. a female given name

See also

References
  1. “卑弥呼”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. “卑弥呼”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainiban, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. “卑弥呼”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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