五十鈴

五十鈴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	十	鈴
い		すず Grade: S
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 五十 (i-, “fifty”, combining form) +‎ 鈴 (suzu, “bell”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [isɨᵝzɨᵝ]

Proper noun

五十(い)鈴(すず) • (Isuzu) 

1. a Nagara-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese cruiser Isuzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
2. a placename, especially of a river in Mie Prefecture and of a village in the city of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
3. a surname
4. a female given name

Usage notes

The name of the company Isuzu is often rendered in hiragana, as いすゞ.

As with many names, there are many other historical kanji spellings, including 衣須寿, 衣鈴, 乙涼.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 五十(い)鈴(すず)ヶ丘(おか) (Isuzugaoka)
• 五十(い)鈴(すず)川(がわ) (Isuzu-gawa, “Isuzu River”)
• 五十(い)鈴(すず)神社(じんじゃ) (Isuzu Jinja)
• 五十(い)鈴(すず)橋(ばし) (Isuzubashi)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN