茨城
See also: 茨木
Chinese
Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut | city walls; city; town | ||
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trad. (茨城) | 茨 | 城 | |
simp. #(茨城) | 茨 | 城 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 茨城 (Ibaraki).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
茨城
- (~縣) Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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茨 | 城 |
いばら Grade: 4 | き Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle (茨の城) there and wiped out burglars.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いばらき [ìbáꜜràkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [iba̠ɾa̠kʲi]
Proper noun
茨城 • (Ibaraki)
- 茨城県: Ibaraki: a prefecture in Kantō (関東) area, Japan
- ancient place name of Hitachi (常陸)
Descendants
- Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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茨 | 城 |
いばら Grade: 4 | き > ぎ Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いばらぎ [ìbáꜜràgì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [iba̠ɾa̠ɡʲi]
Proper noun
茨城 • (Ibaragi)
- (proscribed) Alternative form of 茨城 (Ibaraki)
Further reading
- 茨城県#読み on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN