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風山漸 (ふうざんぜん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

風ふう山ざん漸ぜん

Meanings

1

noun

Jian (hexagram 53 of the I Ching: development)

Specific term from the I Ching (易経). Refers to hexagram 53, symbolizing gradual development or progress.

See also: 易経

易えき経きょうの風ふう山ざん漸ぜんは、物もの事ごとが徐じょ々じょに進しん展てんする様よう子すを表あらわしている。
In the I Ching, hexagram 53, Jian, represents the gradual development of things.

Kanji

風wind, air, style
山mountain
漸steadily, gradually advancing, finally

Etymology

The name 風山漸 is derived from the constituent trigrams: 風 (wind, ☴) above 山 (mountain, ☶), forming the hexagram for gradual progress. The reading ふうざんぜん follows standard on'yomi for these characters.