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Heike
海克 is the name Heike in Chinese (Mandarin).
Heike
ハイケ is the name Heike in Japanese.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Betelgeuse
參宿四 is the title for Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion) in Chinese.
Also known as “α Orionis” (Alpha Orionis), Alpha Ori, or in Japan the Heike-boshi or Heike-star.
Note: 参宿 (Shēn Xiù) is the name given by ancient Chinese astronomers for a constellation of three stars (the three naked-eye visible belt stars of Orion). Therefore, 參宿四 means the Fourth Star of the constellation of Three Stars (which sounds like a joke). As telescopes got better, it should be noted that there are actually 10 stars in the constellation.
Heike Star / Betelgeuse
平家星 is the old Japanese title for the Betelgeuse star in the constellation Orion.
While also known as Alpha Orionis or Betelgeuse in the West, this was the “Heike star” in Japan.
The powerful Taira clan, known colloquially as the 平家 (Heike clan), adopted this star's red color as its symbol sometime in the late 800s AD. They called the star 平家星 (Heike-boshi).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ハイケ see styles |
haike ハイケ |
More info & calligraphy: Heike |
平家星 see styles |
heikeboshi / hekeboshi へいけぼし |
More info & calligraphy: Heike Star / Betelgeuse |
平家 see styles |
heike / heke へいけ |
(1) (hist) Heike family; Taira family; (2) (abbreviation) (See 平家物語・へいけものがたり) The Tale of the Heike; (3) (abbreviation) (See 平家琵琶・へいけびわ・2) chanting of the Heike Monogatari; (surname) Heike |
平曲 see styles |
heikyoku / hekyoku へいきょく |
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment |
平氏 see styles |
heishi / heshi へいし |
(See 平家・へいけ・1) Heike family; Taira family; (surname) Heishi |
平語 see styles |
heigo / hego へいご |
(1) everyday language; (2) (abbreviation) (See 平家物語) The Tale of the Heike |
源平 see styles |
genpei / genpe げんぺい |
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides; (personal name) Motohira |
白声 see styles |
shiragoe しらごえ shirakoe しらこえ |
(1) shrill voice; (2) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; (3) part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh) |
素声 see styles |
shiragoe しらごえ shirakoe しらこえ |
(1) shrill voice; (2) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; (3) part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh) |
平家蟹 see styles |
heikegani / hekegani へいけがに |
(kana only) Heike crab |
語り句 see styles |
katariku かたりく |
(1) story; tale; (2) (See 平曲) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting |
平家の末 see styles |
heikenosue / hekenosue へいけのすえ |
descendant of the Taira (Heike) family |
平家物語 see styles |
heikemonogatari / hekemonogatari へいけものがたり |
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari; (wk) The Tale of the Heike |
平家琵琶 see styles |
heikebiwa / hekebiwa へいけびわ |
(1) (See 琵琶) Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; (2) (See 平曲・へいきょく) chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment |
平家の流れ see styles |
heikenonagare / hekenonagare へいけのながれ |
the Heike line |
平家みちよ see styles |
heikemichiyo / hekemichiyo へいけみちよ |
(person) Heike Michiyo (1979.4.6-) |
源平盛衰記 see styles |
genpeiseisuiki / genpesesuiki げんぺいせいすいき |
(wk) Genpei Jōsuiki (48 volume version of Heike Monogatari written in the late Kamakura period) |
Variations: |
shiragoe; shirakoe しらごえ; しらこえ |
(1) shrill voice; (2) (usu. 素声) (See 平曲) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; (3) part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh) |
平家トンネル see styles |
heiketonneru / heketonneru へいけトンネル |
(place-name) Heike Tunnel |
奢る平家久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehisashikarazu / ogoruhekehisashikarazu おごるへいけひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
驕る平家久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehisashikarazu / ogoruhekehisashikarazu おごるへいけひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
おごる平家久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehisashikarazu / ogoruhekehisashikarazu おごるへいけひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
奢る平家は久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
驕る平家は久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
おごる平家は久しからず see styles |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
Variations: |
ogoruheikehisashikarazu / ogoruhekehisashikarazu おごるへいけひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
Variations: |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) (See 奢る平家久しからず・おごるへいけひさしからず) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
Variations: |
ogoruheikehisashikarazu / ogoruhekehisashikarazu おごるへいけひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
Variations: |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) (See おごる平家久しからず) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
Variations: |
ogoruheikehahisashikarazu / ogoruhekehahisashikarazu おごるへいけはひさしからず |
(expression) (proverb) (See おごる平家久しからず) pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Heike | 海克 | hǎi kè / hai3 ke4 / hai ke / haike | hai k`o / haiko / hai ko | |
| Heike | ハイケ | haike | ||
| Betelgeuse | 參宿四 | sān sù sì san1 su4 si4 san su si sansusi | san su ssu sansussu |
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| Heike Star Betelgeuse | 平家星 | hei ke boshi heikeboshi | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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