任天堂
Chinese
to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility |
heaven; paradise | ||
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trad. (任天堂) | 任 | 天堂 | |
simp. #(任天堂) | 任 | 天堂 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 任天堂 (Nintendō).
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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任 | 天 | 堂 |
にん Grade: 5 |
てん Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 4 |
goon |
Etymology
Derivation remains uncertain, there is a common assumption that the company name is translated to "leave luck to heaven".
According to some sources, 任 (nin) is short for 任侠 (ninkyō, “chivalry”), likely in regards to yakuza activities; while 天 (ten, “heaven”) is short for 天狗 (tengu), a kind of monster in Japanese folklore, sometimes connected to gambling. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
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