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鴛鴦
Hiragana
えんおう
Noun
archaic
poetic
Japanese Meaning
鴛鴦(おしどり)は、カモ科の水鳥で、雄は色彩が非常に鮮やかなことで知られる。「おしどり夫婦」のように、仲睦まじい夫婦やカップルのたとえにも用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おしどりのむかしのなまえ。いえのしるしにおしどりをつかったもの。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
诗文中的鸳鸯旧称 / 以鸳鸯为图案的家纹
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古雅或詩意的稱呼:指鴛鴦。 / 以鴛鴦為圖案的日本家紋。
Korean Meaning
(고어·시적) 원앙 / 원앙을 형상화한 가문 문장
Indonesian
nama lama (arcaik, puitis) untuk itik mandarin / jenis lambang keluarga (kamon) bermotif itik mandarin
Vietnamese Meaning
(từ cổ, thi vị) tên cũ của loài uyên ương / một kiểu gia huy Nhật Bản có hình uyên ương
Tagalog Meaning
(ark.) lumang tawag sa pato mandarín (oshidori) / uri ng sagisag‑angkan (kamon) na may disenyo ng pato mandarín
Sense(1)
(archaic, poetic) older name of the 鴛鴦(おしどり) (oshidori, “mandarin duck”)
Sense(2)
a kind of 家紋(かもん) (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a mandarin duck
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(archaic, poetic) older name of the 鴛鴦(おしどり) (oshidori, “mandarin duck”) / a kind of 家紋(かもん) (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a mandarin duck
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鴛鴦
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This picture of mandarin ducks represents the beauty of ancient times.
This picture of mandarin ducks represents the beauty of ancient times.
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この鴛鴦の絵は古代の美を表現しています。
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