元治

Chinese
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
to rule; to govern; to manage
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
simp. and trad.
(元治)		 元 治

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 元治 (Genji).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

元治

  1. the Genji era of Japanese history

Japanese
Kanji in this term
元 治
げん
Grade: 2		 じ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 元 (gen, “original”) +‎ 治 (ji, “rule, command”). The era name was composed based on divination using the I Ching.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げ​んじ [géꜜǹjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

元(げん)治(じ) • (Genji) 

  1. the Genji era, 1864–1865

See also

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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