艮ごん

noun

gen trigram; mountain trigram; northeast trigram

One of the eight trigrams (八卦) in the I Ching (易経), symbolizing mountain, stillness, and the northeast direction. Used in divination and traditional cosmology.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうでは、艮ごんは山やまを表あらわし、静せい止しや不ふ動どうの象しょう徴ちょうとされる。

  In the I Ching, the gen trigram represents a mountain and is considered a symbol of stillness and immobility.

• 八はっ卦けの艮ごんは北ほく東とうの方ほう角がくに対たい応おうする。

  The gen trigram among the eight trigrams corresponds to the northeast direction.