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卦辞 (かじ, kaji) Japanese meaning: hexagram commentary | Kotomora

卦か辞じ

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Meanings

1

hexagram commentary; judgment text

rare term

Rare, domain-specific term referring to the explanatory text attached to each of the 64 hexagrams in the I Ching (Book of Changes).

易えき経きょうでは、各かく卦かに卦か辞じが付ふされている。
In the I Ching, each hexagram is accompanied by a judgment text.

Kanji

卦a divination sign
辞resign, word, term

Etymology

Compound of 卦 (hexagram) and 辞 (words, commentary). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in classical Chinese divination texts.