北島
Chinese
north | island | ||
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trad. (北島) | 北 | 島 | |
simp. (北岛) | 北 | 岛 |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Calque of English North Island.
Proper noun
北島
- North Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)
Coordinate terms
- 南島/南岛 (Nándǎo)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北島 (Kitajima).
Proper noun
北島
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 北島, Kitajima
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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北 | 島 |
きた Grade: 2 | しま > じま Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Proper noun
北島 • (Kitajima)
- a surname