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玄武
Hiragana
げんぶ
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
中国道教の神である玄武、四象の一つで北方を守護する黒い神獣（黒い亀と蛇が合わさった姿）を指す固有名詞。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくのかみさまのなまえ。よっつのかみさまのひとつで、きたをまもるかめ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
道教神祇玄武，北方的守护神 / 四象之一的玄武：北方的黑色神兽，常为龟与蛇相缠的形象
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
道教神祇玄武，北方守護神 / 四象之一的玄武，北方靈獸，象徵黑龜（龜蛇）
Korean Meaning
도교의 신 현무 / 사신 중 북방을 상징하는 신수 현무(검은 거북과 뱀의 형상)
Vietnamese Meaning
Huyền Vũ; vị thần Đạo giáo Trung Hoa (Xuanwu). / Rùa Đen (Hắc Quy), một trong bốn biểu tượng phương vị, trấn giữ phương Bắc.
Tagalog Meaning
Xuanwu, diyos ng Taoismo sa Tsina / Itim na Pagong (Itim na Mandirigma), isa sa Apat na Simbolo at tagapagbantay ng hilaga
Sense（1）
Xuanwu (Chinese Taoist god)
Sense（2）
the Black Tortoise, literally Black Warrior
(one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).
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Xuanwu (Chinese Taoist god) / the Black Tortoise, literally Black Warrior
(one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).
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玄武
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Xuanwu is a god of Taoism in China, said to govern the north and winter.
Xuanwu is a god of Taoism in China, said to govern the north and winter.
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玄武は中国の道教の神で、北方と冬を司るとされています。
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