桐生

桐生

Chinese

		tung tree	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (桐生)		桐	生

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 桐生 (Kiryū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tóngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: Tóngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Torngsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 同生 同聲／同声 桐生 童生 童聲／童声

Proper noun

桐生

1. (～市) Kiryū (a city in Gunma, Japan)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
桐	生
きり Jinmeiyō	ふ > ゅう Grade: 1

Proper noun

桐生 (hiragana きりゅう, rōmaji Kiryū, historical hiragana きりふ)

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