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    易

    易えき

    type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks

    KMT9News #28+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    えき

    Noun

    1.
    type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks
    2.
    The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
    abbreviation

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    彼かれは易えきで未み来らいを占うらいました。

    He told the future using I Ching divination.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    易えきは古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの哲てつ学がくと占せん術じゅつが融ゆう合ごうしたものです。

    I Ching is a fusion of ancient Chinese philosophy and divination.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyHistory
    易えきの思し想そうは、日に本ほんの文ぶん化かや芸げい術じゅつにも大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえています。

    The philosophy of I Ching has had a great influence on Japanese culture and art.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistoryArt & Design
    易えき経きょうは儒じゅ教きょうの経きょう典てんの一ひとつとして広ひろく学まなばれています。

    The I Ching is widely studied as one of the Confucian classics.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyEducation
    易えきの専せん門もん家かは、棒ぼうを使つかって複ふく雑ざつな卦けを立たてます。

    I Ching experts use sticks to form complex hexagrams.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    易
    やさ.しい・やす.い…(2)
    easy・ready to・simple・fortune-telling・divination
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