坂東

坂東

Chinese

			east
trad. (坂東)		坂	東
simp. (坂东)		坂	东

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 坂東 (Bandō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bǎndōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Bǎndōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baandong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎndong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

坂東

1. (～市) Bandō (a city in Ibaraki, Japan)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
坂	東
ばん Grade: 3	とう > どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

坂東 (hiragana ばんどう, rōmaji Bandō)

1. a place name, such as that of Bandō City in Ibaraki Prefecture
2. A surname​.