English Dictionary

yu

IPA（発音記号）

/juː/

名詞

可算名詞 古語 不可算名詞

(archaeology, countable) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover. / (archaic, uncountable) Jade, nephrite or jadeite.

日本語の意味

（考古学用語）装飾的な蓋が付いていることが多い、古代中国の酒を入れるための器（ワインバケット） / （古語）翡翠、軟玉、または翡翠種の宝石

I carefully examined the bronze yu displayed in the museum, marveling at its ornate lid and carved dragon motifs.

私は博物館に展示されている青銅製の卣（古代中国の酒器）を注意深く観察し、その精巧な蓋や彫られた龍の模様に感嘆した。

意味（1）

(archaeology, countable) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.

A group of slenderer yu also survive from the Shang into the early Chou period, though they are rarer than the other design […] A yu with square body in the Hakuzuru Museum is the finest of these.

意味（2）

(archaic, uncountable) Jade, nephrite or jadeite.

The Yu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms […]

yu （ plural ）