No. 725 in Japanese
唐
The Japanese word "唐" refers to the Tang Dynasty of China or is used to denote things related to China, particularly ancient China.
In a sentence
彼は唐の歴史に興味を持っています。
He is interested in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
The word '唐' here refers to the Tang Dynasty, a historical period in China.
このお寺には唐時代の仏像があります。
This temple has Buddha statues from the Tang period.
'唐' specifies the era associated with the Chinese Tang Dynasty in a historical context.
唐突な質問で驚きました。
I was surprised by the abrupt question.
Here, '唐突' means 'sudden' or 'abrupt', and '唐' is part of a compound word that implies unanticipated.
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