坤こん為い地ち

noun

Kun (hexagram 2 of the I Ching: earth, the receptive)

The second hexagram of the I Ching (易経), representing pure yin, earth, receptivity, and the yielding principle. Used in divination and classical Chinese philosophy.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうの二に番ばん目めの卦けは坤こん為い地ちで、大だい地ちと受じゅ容ようの象しょう徴ちょうです。

  The second hexagram of the I Ching is Kun, symbolizing earth and receptivity.