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金烏
Hiragana
きんう
Noun
Chinese
literary
Japanese Meaning
中国神話において、10個あった太陽の化身とされる三足の金色のカラス。英雄・后羿（こうげい）によって9羽が射落とされ、残り1羽が現在の太陽になったとされる。 / 文語的・文語的表現としての「太陽」の異称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
中国のでんせつに出てくるきんいろの大きな鳥で、たいようをあらわすもの
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
中国神话中的金乌，十个太阳的化身之一（常指三足乌） / （文学）太阳的代称
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
中國神話中象徵太陽的金色三足烏；十日之一 / 太陽的文學性稱呼
Korean Meaning
(중국 신화) 태양의 화신인 금빛 까마귀, 삼족오 / (문어) 태양을 뜻하는 말
Vietnamese Meaning
(thần thoại Trung Hoa) quạ vàng, linh điểu hiện thân của mặt trời; một trong mười mặt trời (chín bị Hậu Nghệ bắn rơi) / (văn) cách gọi “mặt trời” (đồng nghĩa: thái dương)
Tagalog Meaning
ginintuang uwak sa mitolohiyang Tsino; katauhan ng araw / (panitikan) ang araw
Sense（1）
(Chinese mythology) a golden crow, one of the embodiments of the ten suns, nine of whom were shot down by the hero Hou Yi
Sense（2）
(literary) Synonym of 太陽 (taiyō, “the sun”)
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（ hiragana ）
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(Chinese mythology) a golden crow, one of the embodiments of the ten suns, nine of whom were shot down by the hero Hou Yi / (literary) Synonym of 太陽 (taiyō, “the sun”)
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金烏
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According to Chinese mythology, the golden crow symbolizes the sun.
According to Chinese mythology, the golden crow symbolizes the sun.
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中国の神話によると、金烏は太陽を象徴しています。
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