ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

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

a surname

a surname

(archaic) to elapse / (archaic) to pass through, go through / (archaic) to experience

Alternative spelling of 経糸 (tateito): a warp (thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric)

warp (thread running lengthwise) / longitude / meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine) / elapse, pass through / manage / hang (by the neck) / ordinary, usual / scripture, sutra / menstruation

a discourse of the Gautama Buddha, one of the Twelve Divisions of Mahayana Buddhism / short for 経蔵 (Kyōzō): the Sutta Pitaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripitaka