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女真 (じょしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女じょ真しん

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Meanings

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noun

Jurchen people

Historical ethnic group in East Asia, ancestors of the Manchu. Used in historical contexts.

女じょ真しんは12世せい紀きに金きん王おう朝ちょうを建たてた。
The Jurchen established the Jin dynasty in the 12th century.

Kanji

女woman, female
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Similar words

満まん州しゅう
満州 refers to the Manchu people or Manchuria, the later ethnic and regional identity that developed from the Jurchen.

Etymology

The term 女真 (Jurchen) is a Chinese-derived name for the historical ethnic group. The exact origin of the name is uncertain.