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げんぶ 玄武
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1. Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)​See also 四神
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2. seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens​Astronomy, See also 二十八宿
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3. Black Tortoise​The Black Tortoise is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Black Warrior of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and is known as Xuanwu in Chinese, Genbu in Japanese, Hyeonmu in Korean and Huyền Vũ in Vietnamese. It represents the north and the winter season.
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