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むふん【謀反・謀叛】 : mufun | define meaning
mufun
Pronunciation: [muɸuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Plotting a rebellion; rebellion
- (As an adjective) Rebellious
- むふんなむん【謀反な者】
mufun na mun
"Rebellious person"
- むふんなむん【謀反な者】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese むほん【謀反・謀叛】 muhon "rebellion" and its variants むへん muhen and ぼうはん bouhan. Ultimately from Chinese 【謀反・谋反】 "plotting a rebellion" (cf. Mandarin móufǎn; Cantonese mau4 faan2; Hokkien biô-hoán and bô͘-hoán; Sino-Korean 모반 moban), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *mjuw pjonX.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 謀反 謀叛 |
| Kana | むふん |
| Romanization | mufun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [muɸuŋ̍] |
意味：むほん・むへん・ぼうはん【謀反・謀叛】
謀反
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, March 17). むふん【謀反・謀叛】 : mufun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, March 28, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8377/mufun/.