神村
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 村 |
| かみ Grade: 3 | むら Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 神 (kami, “god”) + 村 (mura, “village”).
Proper noun
神村 (hiragana かみむら, rōmaji Kamimura)
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 村 |
| こう Grade: 3 | むら Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Shift from older kamumura, itself a compound of 神 (kamu, “god”, ancient compounding form) + 村 (mura, “village”).
/kamumura/ → /kɔːmura/ → /koːmura/
Proper noun
神村 (hiragana こうむら, rōmaji Kōmura)
- a surname