Chinese
玄武 [Xuánwǔ]
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky); (in Daoism) God of the north sky
Japanese
noun
- Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)
- seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Korean
현무 [玄武]
hyeonmu; Black Tortoise: One of the four deities in charge of the four cardinal directions, a creature in the form of a combination of a turtle and a snake, symbolizing the god guarding the north.
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Japanese Names
玄武 くろたけ
Kurotake given name
玄武 げんぶ
Genbu place namesurname
玄武 しずたけ
Shizutake unclassified name
玄武 つねたけ
Tsunetake unclassified name
玄武 はるたけ
Harutake unclassified name
玄武 ひろたけ
Hirotake unclassified name
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