坎かん

noun

kan trigram; water trigram; north trigram

One of the eight trigrams of the I Ching, associated with water and the north. Used in divination and classical Chinese philosophy.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうでは、坎かんは水みずと北きたを表あらわす卦けである。

  In the I Ching, kan is the trigram representing water and the north.

noun

pit; hole

Archaic noun meaning a pit or hole. Not used in modern Japanese outside of classical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、「坎かん」が穴あなや落おとし穴あなを指さすことがある。

  In old texts, 坎 can refer to a pit or trap hole.