太極

See also: 太极

Chinese
 
too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
trad. (太極) 太 極
simp. (太极) 太 极

Pronunciation

Noun

太極

  1. taiji ("The Absolute"; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world)
  2. tai chi; taiji

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (太極):
  • → English: tai chi, taiji (via Mandarin), taegeuk (via Korean)
    • → Thai: ไทชิ
  • → Thai: ไทเก๊ก, ไท้เก๊ก (via Teochew)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
太 極
たい
Grade: 2		 きょく
Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
大極

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 太極 (MC tʰɑiH ɡɨk̚).

First cited to a text from roughly 1060, with the spelling 大極.[1]

The main spelling in Japanese is 太極. The alternative with 大 instead of 太 appears to be largely obsolete, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

Noun

太(たい)極(きょく) • (taikyoku) 

  1. [circa 1060] (Chinese philosophy) the Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
  2. a sword technique in the Yoshioka Kenpō school of kendō
  3. (uncommon) short for 太極拳 (Taikyokuken): Tai Chi

Derived terms
太極図

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
太極

Noun

太極 • (taegeuk) (hangeul 태극)

  1. Hanja form? of 태극 (“tai chi”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
太極

Noun

太極

  1. chữ Hán form of thái cực (“tai chi”).
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