狛

狛 U+72DB, 狛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-72DB
← 狚
[U+72DA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 狜 →
[U+72DC]

Translingual

Han character

狛 (radical 94, 犬+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大竹竹日 (KHHA), composition ⿰犭白)

References
  • KangXi: page 709, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20349
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1122, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1340, character 13
  • Unihan data for U+72DB

Chinese

Etymology 1
simp. and trad.
 狛

Pronunciation

Definitions

狛

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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 狛 – see 貊 (“leopard; ancient tribe in northeastern China”).
(This character, 狛, is a variant form of 貊.)

Japanese

Kanji
狛

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. Goguryeo
  2. Short for 狛犬 (komainu): lion dog statues found in Shinto shrines

Readings
  • Go-on: はく (haku)
  • Kan-on: はく (haku)
  • Kun: こま (koma, 狛)

Alternative forms
Kanji in this term
狛
こま
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
  • (something originally imported from Korea, Goguryeo): 高麗

Etymology

From 高麗 (Koma, “Goguryeo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

狛 (hiragana こま, rōmaji koma)

  1. Short for 狛犬 (komainu): lion dog statues found in Shinto shrines

Prefix

狛 (hiragana こま, rōmaji koma-)

  1. indicates something that was originally imported via the Korean Peninsula

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 狛犬 (こまいぬ) (komainu)
  • 狛 (こま)江 (え) (Komae)
  • 狛楽 (こまがく) (komagaku)
  • 狛 (こま)剣 (つるぎ) (koma-tsurugi)
  • 狛 (こま)錦 (にしき) (koma-nishiki)
  • 狛笛 (こまぶえ) (komabue)
  • 狛鉾 (こまぼこ) (komaboko)

Proper noun

狛 (hiragana こま, rōmaji Koma)

  1. (historical) the Goguryeo kingdom, located on the Korean Peninsula 37 BCE–668 CE
  2. a place name
  3. a female given name
  4. a surname

Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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