経けい

See also: 經けい and 经

経けい	U+7D4C, 経 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D4C

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CJK Unified Ideographs

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Translingual

Traditional	經けい
Shinjitai	経けい
Simplified	经

Glyph origin

Simplified from 經けい (巠 → 圣). Also a Japanese shinjitai. Current form 糸いと + 圣, but not etymologically related to 圣.

Han character

経けい (Kangxi radical 120, 糸いと+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女おんな火水ひみず土ど (VFEG), composition ⿰糹圣)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 921, character 29
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27392
Dae Jaweon: page 1354, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 5, page 3388, character 7
Unihan data for U+7D4C

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 経けい – see 經けい (“warp, a thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 經けい).

Japanese

Shinjitai	経けい
Kyūjitai	經けい

Kanji

経けい

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 經けい)

warp (thread running lengthwise)
longitude
meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine)
elapse, pass through
manage
hang (by the neck)
ordinary, usual
scripture, sutra
menstruation

Readings

Go-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)^{←きやう (kyau, historical)}
Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
Tō-on: きん (kin)
Kun: へる (heru, 経へる, Jōyō)、たつ (tatsu, 経たつ)、たて (tate, 経けい)、たていと (tateito, 経けい)、はかる (hakaru, 経へる)
Nanori: おさむ (osamu)、つね (tsune)、のぶ (nobu)、のり (nori)

Compounds

経けい衣ころも(きょうえ) (kyōe)
経けい行ぎょう(きょうぎょう) (kyōgyō)
経けい紙し(きょうし) (kyōshi)
経蔵きょうぞう(きょうぞう) (Kyōzō)
経典きょうてん(きょうてん) (kyōten)
経文きょうもん(きょうもん) (kyōmon)
経絡けいらく系けい(けいらくけい) (keirakukei)
経緯けいい(けいい) (keii)
経営けいえい(けいえい) (keiei)
経過けいか(けいか) (keika)
経験けいけん(けいけん) (keiken)
経口けいこう(けいこう) (keikō)
経国けいこく(けいこく) (keikoku)
経済けいざい(けいざい) (keizai)
経けい死し(けいし) (keishi)
経書けいしょ(けいしょ) (keisho)
経けい渉わたる(けいしょう) (keishō)
経常けいじょう(けいじょう) (keijō)
経線けいせん(けいせん) (keisen)
経典きょうてん(けいてん) (keiten)
経度けいど(けいど) (keido)
経費けいひ(けいひ) (keihi)
経けい閉(けいへい) (keihei)
経由けいゆ(けいゆ) (keiyu), 経由けいゆ(けいゆう) (keiyū)
経絡けいらく(けいらく) (keiraku)
経理けいり(けいり) (keiri)
経略けいりゃく(けいりゃく) (keiryaku)
経歴けいれき(けいれき) (keireki)
経路けいろ(けいろ) (keiro)
経けい行ぎょう(きんひん) (kinhin)
一いち日にち(いちにち)経けい(きょう) (ichinichikyō)
易えき(えき)経けい(きょう) (Ekikyō)
看経かんきん(かんきょう) (kankyō), 看経かんきん(かんきん) (kankin), 看経かんきん(かんぎん) (kangin)
観かん経けい(かんぎょう) (kangyō)
偽にせ経けい(ぎきょう) (gikyō)
近きん経けい(きんけい) (kinkei)
銀ぎん経けい(ぎんけい) (ginkei)
弘ひろ経けい(ぐきょう) (gukyō)
五経ごきょう(ごきょう) (Gokyō)
古こ経けい(こきょう) (kokyō)
三さん部ぶ(さんぶ)経けい(きょう) (Sanbu-kyō)
詩経しきょう(しきょう) (Shikyō)
写経しゃきょう(しゃきょう) (shakyō)
書しょ経けい(しょきょう) (Shokyō)
心こころ経けい(しんぎょう) (Shingyō)
西経せいけい(せいけい) (seikei)
東経とうけい(とうけい) (tōkei)
道徳どうとく(どうとく)経けい(きょう) (Dōtokukyō)
読経どきょう(どきょう) (dokyō), 読経どきょう(どっきょう) (dokkyō)
秘ひ経けい(ひきょう) (hikyō)
諷経(ふぎん) (fugin)
閉経へいけい(へいけい) (heikei)
六経りくけい(りくけい) (Rikukei), 六経りくけい(りっけい) (Rikkei), 六経りくけい(ろっけい) (Rokkei)
経緯けいい(いきさつ) (ikisatsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
経けい
きょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
經けい (kyūjitai)

/kʲeu/ → /kjau/ → /kjɔː/ → /kjoː/

From Middle Chinese 經けい (MC keng|kengH). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, literally “string, thread”)^[1]^[2] or Pali sutta (literally “string, thread”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょー [kyòó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ː]

Noun

経けい(きょう) • (kyō) ^{←きやう (kyau)^?}

(Buddhism) a sutra (Buddhist scripture):
1. a discourse of the Gautama Buddha, one of the Twelve Divisions of Mahayana Buddhism
  Hypernym: 十じゅう二に分ふん経けい (Jūni-bu-kyō)
2. short for 経蔵きょうぞう (Kyōzō): the Sutta Pitaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripitaka
3. collective term for Buddhist literature including sutras in general
  Hypernym: 三蔵さんぞう (Sanzō)
(Buddhism, by extension of reading sutras) a Buddhist service or rite
a scripture (in religions other than Buddhism)

Synonyms

(sutra): 御お(お)経けい(きょう) (o-kyō), スートラ (sūtora)
(discourse of the Buddha; division of Tripitaka): 契ちぎり経けい(かいきょう) (kaikyō)

Derived terms

Proper noun

経けい(きょう) • (Kyō) ^{←きやう (Kyau)^?}

a surname
a unisex given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
経けい
けい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
經けい (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 經けい (MC keng|kengH). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けー [kéꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ː]

Noun

経けい(けい) • (kei)

a warp (thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric)
Synonym: 縦たて (tate)
correct logic or reasoning
a scripture (in Buddhism, Confucianism, or other religions)
Synonyms: 経書けいしょ (keisho), 経典きょうてん (keiten)

Proper noun

経けい(けい) • (Kei)

a surname
a unisex given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
経けい
たて Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
經けい (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese.

The 連用形れんようけい (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 経たつ (tatsu, “to elapse; to burn out, said of a candle or oil”), itself cognate with 立たつ (tatsu, “to stand”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たて [táꜜtè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞]

Noun

経けい(たて) • (tate)

Alternative spelling of 縦たて (tate): a warp (thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric); the length, height, distance, or direction between up and down, above and below, or north and south; a hierarchy
Short for 経糸たていと (tateito): a warp (thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric)
- c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1512:
  , text here
  經けい(たて)毛もう(も)無む(なく)緯ぬき(ぬき)毛もう(も)不定ふてい(さだめず)未み通つう女おんな等とう之の(をとめらが)織お(おる)黄葉こうよう(もみちば)尓(に)霜しも(しも)莫零(なふりそね) [Man'yōgana]
  経けい(たて)もなく緯ぬき(ぬき)も定じょう(さだ)めず娘むすめ子こ(をとめ)らが織お(お)る黄葉こうよう(もみちば)に霜しも(しも)な降くだ(ふ)りそね [Modern spelling]
  tate mo naku nuki mo sadamezu otomera ga oru momichi-ba ni shimo na-furi-so ne
  Not even vertical threads, nor crossthreads having been fixed on the momidi woven thus by the heavenly girls, please do not leat hoarfrost fall down! (because the colour would change)^[3]

Derived terms

経けい(たて)糸いと(いと) (tateito)
経けい(たて)畝うね(うね)織お(お)り, 経けい(たて)畝うね(うね)織お(おり) (tate uneori)
経けい(たて)絣かすり(がすり) (tategasuri)
経けい(たて)緯ぬき(ぬき) (tatenuki)
経けい(たて)錦にしき(にしき) (tatenishiki)
経けい(たて)巻まき(まき), 経けい(たて)巻まき(ま)き (tatemaki)
経けい(たて)緯ぬき(よこ) (tateyoko)
霜しも(しも)の経けい(たて) (shimo no tate)
日ひ(ひ)の経けい(たて) (hi no tate)
横よこ(よこ)縦たて(たて), 緯ぬき(よこ)経けい(たて) (yokotate, “breadth and length; woof and warp”)

Proper noun

経けい(たて) • (Tate)

a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
経けい
たていと Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
經けい (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たてーと [tàtéétó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞ːto̞]

Noun

経けい(たていと) • (tateito)

Alternative spelling of 経糸たていと (tateito): a warp (thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
経けい
ふ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
經けい (kyūjitai)

/pu/ → /fu/

From Old Japanese.

Cognate with classical verb 綜 (fu), modern 綜る (heru, “to weave a warp, said of a loom”).^[2]

Verb

経けい(ふ) • (fu) ^†nidan

(archaic) to elapse
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 20, poem 1100)
  ちはやぶる賀茂かも(かも)の社しゃ(やしろ)の姫ひめ(ひめ)小しょう(こ)松まつ(まつ)万まん(よろづ)世よ(よ)ふとも色いろ(いろ)は変へん(か)はらじ
  chihayaburu Kamo-no-yashiro no hime-komatsu yorozuyo fu to mo iro wa kawaraji
  Let ten thousand years pass, and still the Princess Pines at Kamo Shrine alive with the divine fury will not alter their color.^[4]
(archaic) to pass through, go through
(archaic) to experience

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "経けい" (ハ行ぎょう下か二に段だん活用かつよう, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然みぜん形がた)	経けい	へ	fe
Continuative (連用形れんようけい)	経けい	へ	fe
Terminal (終止しゅうし形がた)	経けい	ふ	fu
Attributive (連体れんたい形がた)	経へる	ふる	furu
Realis (已然いぜん形がた)	経へれ	ふれ	fure
Imperative (命令めいれい形がた)	経けいよ	へよ	feyo
Key constructions
Negative	経へず	へず	fezu
Contrasting conjunction	経へれど	ふれど	furedo
Causal conjunction	経へれば	ふれば	fureba
Conditional conjunction	経けいば	へば	feba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	経へき	へき	feki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	経けいけり	へけり	fekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	経たつ	へつ	fetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	経へぬ	へぬ	fenu
Perfect-continuative tense	経へたり	へたり	fetari
Volitional	経けいむ	へむ	femu

Derived terms

経けい(へ)る, 歴れき(へ)る (heru)
経けい(へ)上うえ(あが)る, 経けい上じょう(へあ)がる (heagaru)
経けい(へ)勝かち(まさ)る, 経けい(へ)優ゆう(まさ)る (hemasaru)
経けい(へ)回かい(めぐ)る, 経けい(へ)巡めぐ(めぐ)る (hemeguru)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉だいじせん (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Jan Lodewijk Pierson, Jr. (1954) The Manyôśû Translated and Annotated Book VIII, Leiden: Brill Archive (E.J. Brill), page 106
^ Edwin A. Cranston (1993) A Waka Anthology: Grasses of remembrance (2 v.), Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 14

[DJS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉だいじせん (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[3] Jan Lodewijk Pierson, Jr. (1954) The Manyôśû Translated and Annotated Book VIII, Leiden: Brill Archive (E.J. Brill), page 106

[4] Edwin A. Cranston (1993) A Waka Anthology: Grasses of remembrance (2 v.), Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 14

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