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秦 (しん, shin) Japanese meaning: Qin dynasty | Kotomora

秦しん

also: はたしん

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Meanings

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Qin dynasty

historical term

Historical term for the Qin dynasty of China (221–207 BCE).

秦しんの始し皇こう帝ていは中ちゅう国ごくを初はじめて統とう一いつした。
The First Emperor of Qin unified China for the first time.

Kanji

秦Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners

Word family

先せん秦しん
pre-Qin period (of China)

Written forms

秦Usage100%

Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

しん
Standard kanji form for the Qin dynasty.
はたしん

はたしん

Alternate reading, possibly used in historical contexts or to distinguish from other homophones.

Etymology

From Chinese 秦 (Qín).