玄武

げんぶ

Also written げんむ

Meanings

1. Noun Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens) See also: 四神 (しじん).
2. seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens See also: 二十八宿 (にじゅうはっしゅく).

Kanji

• 玄 mysterious. Read as ゲン.
• 武 military. Read as ブ.

Words containing 玄武

• 玄武岩 (げんぶがん) basalt
• 玄武岩質マグマ (げんぶがんしつマグマ) basaltic magma
• 玄武岩質 (げんぶがんしつ) basaltic

And 1 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists