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万 (Kangxi radical 1,一+2, 3 strokes,cangjie input一尸 (MS),four-corner10227,composition⿸丆𠃌)
| Historical forms of the character万 | |
|---|---|
| Shang | Western Zhou |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions |
Unknown. Used as a tribal name in oracle inscriptions. Used as a number since theSpring and Autumn andWarring States periods.
Various theories have been proposed for its original meaning:
| For pronunciation and definitions of万 – see萬 (“scorpion; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of萬). |
Notes:
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| simp. andtrad. | 万 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𢄏 | |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 万 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 德 (131) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 莫北切 |
| Baxter | mok |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mək̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mək̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mək̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mək̚/ |
| Li Rong | /mək̚/ |
| Wang Li | /mək̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mak6 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 万 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 12614 |
| Phonetic component | 万 |
| Rime group | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 墨 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯːɡ/ |
万
| 万 | |
| 萬 |
(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji,kyūjitai form萬)
As a simplification and variant of萬:
As part of the surname万俟:
| Kanji in this term |
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| 万 |
| まん Grade: 2 |
| kan'yōon |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 萬(kyūjitai) |
FromMiddle Chinese萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modernCantonese萬 /万(maan6),Hokkien萬 /万(bān).
| Kanji in this term |
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| 万 |
| ばん Grade: 2 |
| kan'on |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 萬(kyūjitai) |
FromMiddle Chinese萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modernHokkien萬 /万(bān).
| Kanji in this term |
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| 万 |
| よろず Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 萬(kyūjitai) |
⟨yo2ro2du⟩ → */jərədu/ →/jorod͡zu/ →/jorozu/
FromOld Japanese. First attested in theNihon Shoki of 720CE.[4]
Appears to be a compound or inflection, but the derivation is unclear. Possibly related toKorean여러(yeoreo,“several,various”), in which case the final/-du/ in the Old Japanese might be a voiced version of the generic numeral nominalizerつ(tsu).
Japanese counter/suffix:万 (よろず,yorozu, "ten thousand; the kun'yomi reading of万") | |||
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| Number | Kanji | Kana | Romaji |
| 10,000 | 万 | よろず | yorozu |
| 20,000 | 二万 | ふたよろず | futayorozu |
| 30,000 | 三万 | みよろず | miyorozu |
| 40,000 | 四万 | よよろず | yoyorozu |
| 50,000 | 五万 | いよろず | iyorozu |
| 60,000 | 六万 | むよろず | muyorozu |
| 70,000 | 七万 | ななよろず | nanayorozu |
| 80,000 | 八万 | やよろず | yayorozu |
| 90,000 | 九万 | ここのよろず | kokonoyorozu |
万:Hán Việt readings:vạn,mặc[1][2]
万:Nôm readings:vàn[2][3],vạn[1],muôn[2]