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源氏物语

Yuán shì Wù yǔ

4-character word Traditional 源氏物語

What 源氏物语 means

1. The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)

The characters in 源氏物语

• 源yuánroot; source; origin
• 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏; (bound form) maiden name; née…
• 物wù(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself…
• 语yǔdialect; language; speech

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