道徳経

See also: 道德经 and 道德經

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	徳	経
どう Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 5
goon	on’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
道德經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 道德經 (MC dawX tok keng|kengH). Analyzable as a compound of 道徳 (dōtoku, “morality”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra, scripture”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [do̞ːto̞kɯ̟ᵝkʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

道(どう)徳(とく)経(きょう) • (Dōtokukyō) ^{←だうとくきやう (Dautokukyau)^?}

the Tao Te Ching

Usage notes

The Tao Te Ching is known in Japanese by three possible names:[2][3][4]

老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō, literally “Laozi Tao Te Ching”)
老子 (Rōshi, literally “Laozi”)
道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, literally “Tao Te Ching”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
“道徳経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

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