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) any objects imported from China

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

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

saving, conservation

ministry

ministry, government department, office / Chinese province