also: こん · え
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
易経では、艮は山を表し、静止や不動の象徴とされる。
In the I Ching, the gen trigram represents a mountain and is considered a symbol of stillness and immobility.
八卦の艮は北東の方角に対応する。
The gen trigram among the eight trigrams corresponds to the northeast direction.
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.