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关 to close (simp)閂 latch (trad)閎 wide (trad)閑 barrier (trad/jp)閒 leisure (trad)閘 floodgate (trad)閡 blocked (trad)閣 cabinet (trad/jp)閤 small side door (trad)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閨 small entrance (trad)閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)閾 separated (trad)
Historical Evolution
閻
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閻
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閻
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
閻
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閻
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閻
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阎 / 閻 [Yán]
Yama; gate of village; surname Yan
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閻 えん
En surname
CHINESE WORDS (12)
阎王 [Yánwáng] #23,695
same as 閻羅王|阎罗王
阎锡山 [YánXīshān] #34,261
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
阎罗 [Yánluó] #35,046
Yama, King of Hell
阎王爷 [Yánwángyé] #65,568
same as 閻羅王|阎罗王
阎罗王 [YánluóWáng] #51,533
Yama, King of Hell
见阎王 [jiànYánwáng] #53,109
to meet one's Maker
阎良区 [YánliángQū] #53,863
Yanliang District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī'ānShì], Shaanxi
阎良 [Yánliáng] #59,989
Yanliang District of Xi'an 西安市[Xī'ānShì], Shaanxi
阎老 [Yánlǎo] #70,326
Yama
阎君 [yánjūn] #70,985
king of hell
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
閻魔 [えんま] #41,946
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead)
閻魔大王 [えんまだいおう] #62,564
Yama
閻魔帳 [えんまちょう] #113,464
teacher's grade book
閻魔王 [えんまおう] #123,418
Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
閻魔堂 [えんまどう] #148,515
temple hall dedicated to Yama
閻浮提 [えんぶだい] #165,702
Jambudvipa
閻王 [えんおう] #168,273
Yama, judge of the afterlife
閻魔の庁 [えんまのちょう] #196,777
judgment seat of Yama (judgement)
閻羅王 [えんらおう] #224,299
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
閻魔天 [えんまてん] #232,441
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
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