源氏物语

Traditional: 源氏物語

Yuán shì Wù yǔ

Dictionary entry

The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)

What does 源氏物语 mean?

源氏物语 (Yuán shì Wù yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)

Character breakdown

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源yuánroot · source 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan") · (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 语yǔdialect · language

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源氏物语

Yuán shì Wù yǔ

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