黎元

Chinese
surname; black; Lebanon (abbrev.)
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (黎元) 黎 元
simp. #(黎元) 黎 元

Pronunciation

Noun

黎元

  1. (literary) commoner; ordinary person

Japanese
Kanji in this term
黎 元
れい
Jinmeiyō		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 黎元 (lej ngjwon, literally “black [in reference to black hair: i.e. bareheaded, i.e. not nobility] + head”). Compare modern Mandarin reading líyuán.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) れ​ーげん [réꜜègèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

黎(れい)元(げん) • (reigen) 

  1. (uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)

Synonyms

References
  1. 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
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