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羌 (きょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

羌きょう

きょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)

Refers to the Qiang people, an ethnic group in China. Used in historical and modern contexts.

羌きょう族ぞくは主おもに中ちゅう国ごく四し川せん省しょうに住すんでいる。
The Qiang people mainly live in Sichuan Province, China.

Kanji

羌barbarian

Etymology

From Chinese 羌 (qiāng). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the character is conventionally associated with the Qiang ethnic group.