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    3. 玄武

    玄武

    玄げん武ぶ

    Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)

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    げんぶげんむ

    Noun

    1.
    Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)
    2.
    seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
    astronomy

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    Kanji that make up this word

    玄
    くろ・くろ.い…(4)
    mysterious・occultness・black・deep・profound
    武
    たけ・たけ.し…(7)
    warrior・military・chivalry・arms
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