(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

a surname

foreign lands in general

Tang dynasty / China, Chinese, Sino- / foreign / baseless, bogus / abrupt, sudden

element in compounds, referring to things imported from China or from other foreign lands

the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) / the 後唐 (Kōtō, “Later Tang”) (923-937 CE) / the 南唐 (Nantō, “Southern Tang”) (937–976 CE) / (dated) China in general

foreign lands in general / Short for 唐織り (karaori): silk fabrics imported from China; an exquisitely-embroidered woman's kimono; a costume made in the karaori style used in Noh theater

(archaic) the name of China by the ancient Japanese people

(archaic) any objects imported from China

(formal, dated) the name of China during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE).