左衛門
Japanese
Pronunciation
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左 | 衛 | 門 |
さ Grade: 1 | え Grade: 5 | もん Grade: 2 |
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左衞門 (kyūjitai) |
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) さえもん [sàémóń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [sa̠e̞mõ̞ɴ]
Proper noun
左衛門 • (Saemon) ←さゑもん (sawemon)?
- Clipping of 左衛門府 (Saemonfu).
Suffix
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左 | 衛 | 門 |
さ > ざ Grade: 1 | え Grade: 5 | もん Grade: 2 |
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左衞門 (kyūjitai) |
左衛門 • (-zaemon) ←ざゑもん (zawemon)?
- (dated) suffix for male given names
- 藤左衛門 ― Tōzaemon ― Tōzaemon
- 十郎左衛門 ― Jūrōzaemon ― Jūrōzaemon
See also
- 右衛門 (Uemon)