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乾為天 (けんいてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乾けん為い天てん

Meanings

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noun

qian (hexagram 1 of the I Ching: heaven, the creative)

Technical term from the I Ching (易経). Refers to the first hexagram, representing the creative force of heaven.

See also: 易経

易えき経きょうの最さい初しょの卦けは乾けん為い天てんです。
The first hexagram of the I Ching is Qian (Heaven).

Kanji

乾drought, dry, desiccate
為do, change, make
天heavens, sky, imperial

Etymology

From Chinese 乾為天 (qián wéi tiān), the name of the first hexagram in the I Ching.