Oa

Oa U+502D,倭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-502D ←Trác [U+502C] CJK Unified Ideographs Khỏa→ [U+502E]

Translingual

Han character

Oa(Kangxi radical9,Người+8, 10 strokes,cangjie inputNgười trúc mộc nữ(OHDV),four-corner2224₄,composition⿰NhânỦy)

Derived characters

• 䔀,𬕥

References

• Kangxi Dictionary:page 109,character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 796
• Dae Jaweon: page 232, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 179, character 8
• Unihan data for U+502D
• Shuowen Jiezi: volume 15, page 46, character 18

Chinese

trad.		Oa
simp.#		Oa

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the characterOa
Small seal script s05700 Transcribed ancient scripts L34578
References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site(authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi(small seal), Jinwen Bian(bronze inscriptions), Liushutong(Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian(oracle bone script).

Characters in the samephonetic series(Ủy)(Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
Lùn	*qraːlʔ
躷	*qraːlʔ
Noa	*noːl, *nuːl, *njul
Oa	*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol
涹	*qoːl
踒	*qoːl
Ủy	*nuːlʔ, *qrols
Ủy	*nols, *qrolʔ
Nuy	*njol, *qrol
Héo	*qrol, *qrols
Uy	*qrol
覣	*qrol
Uy	*qrol, *qrolʔ
Ủy	*qrol, *qrolʔ
Nhuy	*njul

Phono-semanticcompound (Hình thanh／Hình thanh,OC*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol): semanticNgười+ phoneticỦy(OC*qrol, *qrolʔ).

Etymology 1

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Various theories suggest that Oa was influenced byOld JapaneseTa(wa,“I, me”)or referring to the practice of bowing among the ancient Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin):wō(wo¹)

  (Zhuyin):ㄨㄛ

• Cantonese(Jyutping):wo¹
• Hakka(Sixian,PFS):vô
• Eastern Min(BUC):uŏ
• Southern Min(Hokkien,POJ):e/oe
• Wu(Shanghai,Wugniu):¹u

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin:wō
    • Zhuyin:ㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin:wo
    • Wade–Giles:wo¹
    • Yale:wō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh:uo
    • Palladius:во(vo)
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/wɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping:wo¹
    • Yale:wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin:wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization:wo¹
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/wɔː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian,incl.MiaoliandNeipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:vô
    • Hakka Romanization System:vo^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim:vo¹
    • SinologicalIPA:/vo²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê:uŏ
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/uo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien:Xiamen,Quanzhou,Zhangzhou,GeneralTaiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī:e
    • Tâi-lô:e
    • Phofsit Daibuun:ef
    • IPA(Quanzhou):/e³³/
    • IPA(Xiamen,Zhangzhou,Taipei,Kaohsiung):/e⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien:Xiamen,Quanzhou,Zhangzhou,GeneralTaiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī:oe
    • Tâi-lô:ue
    • Phofsit Daibuun:oef
    • IPA(Xiamen,Zhangzhou,Taipei,Kaohsiung):/ue⁴⁴/
    • IPA(Quanzhou):/ue³³/

Note:

• e - vernacular;
• oe - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern:Shanghai)
    • Wugniu:¹u
    • MiniDict:u^Bình
    • Wiktionary Romanisation(Shanghai):¹u
    • SinologicalIPA(Shanghai):/u⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese:'wa

Rime
Character	Oa
Reading #	2/3
Initial(Thanh)	Ảnh(34)
Final(Vận)	Qua(95)
Tone(Điều)	Level (Ø)
Openness(Khép mở)	Closed
Division(Chờ)	I
Fanqie	ÔHòaThiết
Baxter	'wa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔuɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔuɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔuɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔwa/
Li Rong	/ʔuɑ/
Wang Li	/uɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wō
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wo1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang):/*qoːl/

Zhengzhangsystem (2003)
Character	Oa
Reading #	1/3
No.	12888
Phonetic component	Ủy
Rime group	Ca
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	Oa
Old Chinese	/*qoːl/
Notes	ThấyHánThư

Definitions

Oa

1. (historical,nowderogatory)Japan;Yamato
2. (in some animal names)dwarf;pygmy

   OaẾch―wōwā―Nanorana pleskei

   OaHà mã／OaHà mã―wōhémǎ―pygmy hippopotamus

   OaHắc tinh tinh―wōhēixīngxīng―bonobo;pygmy chimpanzee

Synonyms

• (Japan):

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• 11 khu／11 khu(shíyī-qū)(Internet slang)
• Nhật Bản(Rìběn)
• Nước Nhật／Nước Nhật(Rìběnguó)(official)
• Đông Dương／Đông Dương(Dōngyáng)(archaic)
• Đông Doanh／Đông Doanh(Dōngyíng)(literary, poetic)
• Ở nông thôn／Ở nông thôn(hoeng1 haa6-2)(Hong Kong Cantonese,humorous)
• Nghê hồng(níhóng)(Internet slang)

Compounds

• Oa nhân(wōrén)
• Oa đao
• Oa nô
• Oa tử
• Giặc Oa(wōkòu)
• Oa vượn cáo
• Bí đỏ(wōguā)
• Oa muộn／Oa muộn
• Oa chì／Oa chì(wōqiān)
• Oa hắc tinh tinh(wōhēixīngxīng)
• Bí ngô

See also

• Đại cùng(Dàhé)
• Nhật Bản(Rìběn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin):wēi(wei¹)

  (Zhuyin):ㄨㄟ

• Cantonese(Jyutping):wai¹/wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin:wēi
    • Zhuyin:ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin:wei
    • Wade–Giles:wei¹
    • Yale:wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh:uei
    • Palladius:вэй(vɛj)
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/weɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping:wai¹/ wai²
    • Yale:wāi / wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin:wai¹/ wai²
    • Guangdong Romanization:wei¹/ wei²
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/wɐi̯⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese:'jwe

Rime
Character	Oa
Reading #	1/3
Initial(Thanh)	Ảnh(34)
Final(Vận)	Chi(14)
Tone(Điều)	Level (Ø)
Openness(Khép mở)	Closed
Division(Chờ)	III
Fanqie	VớiViThiết
Baxter	'jwe
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiuᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjwiə̆/
Li Rong	/ʔjue/
Wang Li	/ǐwe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔwie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang):/*qrol/

Zhengzhangsystem (2003)
Character	Oa
Reading #	3/3
No.	12902
Phonetic component	Ủy
Rime group	Ca
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	Uy
Old Chinese	/*qrol/

Definitions

Oa

1. Used inOa muộn／Oa muộn,alternative form ofUốn lượn(wēiyí,“winding;meandering”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin):wǒ(wo³)

  (Zhuyin):ㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese(Jyutping):wo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin:wǒ
    • Zhuyin:ㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin:wǒ
    • Wade–Giles:wo³
    • Yale:wǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh:woo
    • Palladius:во(vo)
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/wɔ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese,Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping:wo²
    • Yale:wó
    • Cantonese Pinyin:wo²
    • Guangdong Romanization:wo²
    • SinologicalIPA^(key):/wɔː³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese:'waX

Rime
Character	Oa
Reading #	3/3
Initial(Thanh)	Ảnh(34)
Final(Vận)	Qua(95)
Tone(Điều)	Rising (X)
Openness(Khép mở)	Closed
Division(Chờ)	I
Fanqie	ÔQuảThiết
Baxter	'waX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔuɑX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔuɑX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔuɑX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔwaX/
Li Rong	/ʔuɑX/
Wang Li	/uɑX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔuɑX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǒ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wo2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang):/*qoːlʔ/

Zhengzhangsystem (2003)
Character	Oa
Reading #	2/3
No.	12891
Phonetic component	Ủy
Rime group	Ca
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	婐
Old Chinese	/*qoːlʔ/

Definitions

Oa

1. Only used inOa đọa búi tóc／Oa đọa búi tóc(wǒduòjì,“a hairstyle for women that was popular during theHan Dynastyin which the hair was gathered up in a lopsided bun” ).

Compounds

• Oa đọa／Oa đọa(wǒduò)
• Oa đọa búi tóc／Oa đọa búi tóc(wǒduòjì)

Japanese

Kanji

Oa

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. Yamato
2. the country ofJapan

Readings

• Go-on:い(i)^{←ゐ(wi,historical)},わ(wa)
• Kan-on:い(i)^{←ゐ(wi,historical)},わ(wa)
• Kun:やまと(yamato,Oa),したがう(shitagau,Oa う)

Etymology 1

Kanjiin this term
Oa
やまと Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions ofOa– see the following entry.

【Đại cùngやまと】 [proper noun]a town in the Shikinoshimo district in theYamato Provinceof Japan, generally equivalent to modernTenriarea [proper noun]A city inKanagawaPrefecture [proper noun]one of the oldprovincesthat made upJapan,generally equivalent to modernNara prefecture [proper noun]the country ofJapan Alternative spelling Cùng

(This term,Oa,is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanjiin this term
Oa
わ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

FromMiddle ChineseOa(MC'wa). Various theories suggest that Oa was influenced byOld JapaneseTa(wa,“I, me”)or referring to the practice of bowing among the ancient Japanese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo)わ[wáꜜ](Atamadaka– [1])
• IPA^(key):[β̞a̠]

Proper noun

Oa(わ)•(Wa)

1. ancientJapan

Usage notes

During the Nara period, Japanese scholars believed that Oa was derogatory as a name for their own country, because the Chinese word depicted a man bending down. Around 757 CE, Japan replaced Oa withCùng(わ)(Wa),which had the same pronunciation in Old Japanese, but instead meant "harmonious".

Korean

Etymology 1

From acorrupted or unorthodox reading.Theoriginal readingis와(wa) based onMiddle ChineseOa(MC'wa).

Historical readings

• Recorded asMiddle Koreanᅙᅪᆼ(Yale:qwa) inDongguk Jeongun(Đông quốc chính vận / 동국정운), 1448.
• Recorded asMiddle Korean와(wa)^Huấn(Yale:wa) inHunmong Jahoe(Huấn mông tự sẽ / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[wɛ] ~ [we̞]
• Phonetic hangul:[왜/웨]

Hanja

Wikisource

Oa(eumhun왜나라왜(waenara wae))

1. hanjaform^?of왜(“ancientJapan,Yamato”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 왜국(Oa Quốc,waeguk,“ancientJapan,Yamato;(derogatory)Japan”)
• 왜색(Oa sắc,waesaek,“(derogatory)Japanesestyle”)
• 왜구(Giặc Oa,waegu,“wokou”)
• 임진왜란(Nhâm Thìn Oa loạn,Imjinwaeran,“Japanese invasions of Korea”)

Etymology 2

FromMiddle ChineseOa(MC'jwe).

Historical readings

• Recorded asMiddle Koreanᅙᅱᆼ(Yale:qwuy) inDongguk Jeongun(Đông quốc chính vận / 동국정운), 1448.

Hanja

Oa(eumhun유순할위(yusunhal wi))

1. (literary Chinese)hanjaform^?of위(“docile,obedient”)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 ( quốc tế lui khê học được đại khâu khánh bắc chi bộ )(2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary,전자사전／ điện tử từ điển.[1]

Vietnamese

Han character

Oa:Hán Nômreadings:uy,oải,nụy/nuỵ,oa

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