坎かん為い水すい

noun

Kan hexagram; the Abysmal; Water

Refers specifically to hexagram 29 of the I Ching (易経), symbolizing water, danger, and the abyss. Used in classical and divinatory contexts.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうでは、坎かん為い水すいは困こん難なんや危き険けんを表あらわす卦けとされる。

  In the I Ching, Kan (the Abysmal) is considered a hexagram representing hardship and danger.