原宿
Chinese
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source | (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
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simp. and trad. (原宿) | 原 | 宿 |
Pronunciation
Noun
原宿
- Harajuku (a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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原 | 宿 |
はら Grade: 2 | しゅく > じゅく Grade: 3 |
yutōyomi |
Etymology
Literally "inn in the open fields", from 原 (hara, “uncultivated field”) + 宿 (shuku, “inn”).
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- IPA(key): [ha̠ɾa̠ʑɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
Proper noun
原宿 (hiragana はらじゅく, rōmaji Harajuku)
- Harajuku (a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo)