白頭山
See also: 白头山
Chinese
hoary head; white hair; whitehead | mountain; hill | ||
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trad. (白頭山) | 白頭 | 山 | |
simp. (白头山) | 白头 | 山 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
白頭山
- Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)
Synonyms
- 長白山/长白山 (Chángbáishān)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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白 | 頭 | 山 |
ぺく Grade: 1 | とぅ Grade: 2 | さん Grade: 1 |
irregular |
From Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan).
Alternative forms
- (less common) 白頭山 (Pekutosan)
- (dated) 白頭山 (hakutōsan)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pe̞kɯ̟ᵝtɯ̟ᵝsã̠ɴ]
Proper noun
白頭山 • (Pekutusan)
- Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | ||
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白 | 頭 | 山 |
ぺく Grade: 1 | と Grade: 2 | さん Grade: 1 |
irregular |
From Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan), with an irregular vowel suited to Japanese phonology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pe̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞sã̠ɴ]
Proper noun
白頭山 • (Pekutosan)
- (less common) Alternative form of 白頭山 (Pekutusan, “Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China)”)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | ||
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白 | 頭 | 山 |
はく Grade: 1 | とう Grade: 2 | さん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Orthographic borrowing from Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ːsã̠ɴ]
Proper noun
白頭山 • (Hakutōsan) ←はくとうさん (fakutousan)?
- (less common) Alternative form of 白頭山 (Pekutusan, “Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China)”)
Korean
Hanja in this term | ||
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白 | 頭 | 山 |
Proper noun
白頭山 • (Paektusan) (hangeul 백두산)
- Hanja form? of 백두산 (“Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border)”).