道徳経

See also: 道德经 and 道德經

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	徳	経
どう Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 5
goon	on’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
道德經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 道德經 (MC dɑu^X tək̚ keŋ|keŋ^H). Analyzable as a compound of 道徳 (dōtoku, “morality”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra, scripture”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [do̞ːto̞kɯ̟ᵝkʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

道(どう)徳(とく)経(きょう) • (Dōtokukyō) ^{←だうとくきやう (Dautokukyau)^?}

the Tao Te Ching

Usage notes

The Tao Te Ching is known in Japanese by three possible names:[2][3][4]

老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō, literally “Laozi Tao Te Ching”)
老子 (Rōshi, literally “Laozi”)
道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, literally “Tao Te Ching”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
“道徳経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

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