九重

Chinese

		nine	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad. (九重)		九	重
anagram		重九

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-chʻung²
  - Yale: jyǒu-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouchorng
  - Palladius: цзючун (czjučun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

九重

(archaic, Chinese mythology) the ninth and highest layer of heaven
(archaic) a cloistered life of seclusion within the palace walls

Derived terms

九重天 (jiǔchóngtiān)
九重葛
九重霄
深居九重 (shēn jū jiǔchóng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	重
ここの Grade: 1	え Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ここのえ [kòkónóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞no̞e̞]

Noun

九(ここの)重(え) • (kokonoe)

nonuple, ninefold
a surname

See also

一重(ひとえ) (hitoe, “single”)
二重(ふたえ) (futae, “double”)
三重(みえ) (mie, “triple”)
四重(よえ) (yoe, “quadruple”)
五重(いつえ) (itsue, “quintuple”)
六重(むえ) (mue, “sextuple”)
七重(ななえ) (nanae, “septuple”)
八重(やえ) (yae, “octuple”)
十重(とえ) (toe, “decuple”)
二十重(はたえ) (hatae, “vigintuple”)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN