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後唐 (こうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう唐とう

also: ごとう

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Meanings

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noun

Later Tang dynasty (923-937)

historical term

Historical Chinese dynasty, one of the Five Dynasties (五代).

See also: 五代 (ごだい)

後こう唐とうは五ご代だいの一ひとつで、923年ねんから937年ねんまで続つづいた。
The Later Tang was one of the Five Dynasties, lasting from 923 to 937.

Written forms

後唐Usage13%
- こうとう
  Standard kanji form for the Later Tang dynasty.
- ごとう
  Alternate reading; こうとう is more common.

こうとう

Usage87%

ごとう

Kanji

後behind, back, later
唐T'ang, China, foreign

Similar words

五ご代だい
五代 refers to the Five Dynasties period as a whole; 後唐 is one specific dynasty within that period.

Etymology

From Chinese 後唐 (Hòu Táng), literally 'Later Tang'.