八尺瓊勾玉

Japanese
八尺瓊の勾玉: an artist's depiction of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan, showing the Yasakani no Magatama as the jade jewel on the bottom.
Kanji in this term
八 尺 瓊 勾 玉
や
Grade: 1		 しゃく > さか
Grade: 6		 に
Hyōgaiji		 まが
Grade: S		 たま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi Irregular kun’yomi kun’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 八尺瓊 (yasakani, “long or large jewel”, literally “eight-foot jewel”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 勾玉 (magatama, “curved jewel”, type of ancient curved bead resembling a bear claw). The “eight-foot” may have originally referred to a long cord or necklace on which such magatama beads were strung, as magatama themselves were never so large.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やさかにのまがたま [yàsákání nó mágátámá] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠sa̠ka̠ɲ̟i no̞ ma̠ɡa̠ta̠ma̠]

Alternative forms

Proper noun

八尺瓊勾玉 (hiragana やさかにのまがたま, rōmaji Yasakani no Magatama)

  1. one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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