also: こん · え
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
In the I Ching, the gen trigram represents a mountain and is considered a symbol of stillness and immobility.
The gen trigram among the eight trigrams corresponds to the northeast direction.
Mountain; Keeping Still; hexagram 52
Standard kanji form for the I Ching trigram; reading ごん is the most common in this context.
Alternate reading; less common than ごん.
Rare reading; may appear in older or specialized texts.
The character 艮 is an ancient Chinese pictograph possibly depicting a mountain or a boundary. Its use as a trigram name derives from the I Ching tradition.