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巽為風 (そんいふう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巽そん為い風ふう

Meanings

1

noun

Xun; Wind; the Gentle

Hexagram 57 of the I Ching (易経), representing wind and gentle penetration. Used in classical Chinese philosophy and divination contexts.

See also: 易経

易えき経きょうでは、巽そん為い風ふうは風かぜの象しょう徴ちょうであり、柔やわらかく浸しん透とうする性せい質しつを表あらわす。
In the I Ching, Xun Wei Feng symbolizes wind and represents the quality of gently penetrating.

Kanji

巽southeast
為do, change, make
風wind, air, style

Etymology

From the I Ching (易経), where 巽 (xùn) is the trigram for wind, 為 (wéi) means 'as' or 'acting as', and 風 (fēng) is 'wind'. The name describes the hexagram composed of two wind trigrams.