爻, こう

kō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram)

爻辞, こうじ

kōji

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • commentary (on any of the 384 lines of the hexagrams in the Book of Changes)

陽(ひ), ようこう

yōkō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • yang yao (unbroken line composing one third of a trigram)

陰(かげ), いんこう

inkō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • yin yao (broken line composing one third of a trigram)

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