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陰陽おんみょう
Meanings
Noun
1. cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon
2. positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
when read as "いんよう"
Alt. forms
陰いん陽よう
99%
Kanji used
陰
unseen location
陽
sunshine
Pitch accent
お
んみょう
Used in: 194
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)
principle of duality
diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system); sorcerer; exorcist; School of Yin-yang (China); School of Naturalists