葛西
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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葛 | 西 |
か(つ) Grade: S | さい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 葛 (ka) + 西 (sai, “the west”), the former an abbreviation of 葛飾郡 (katsushika-gun, “Katsushika District”, in Shimōsa Province); originally referring to the western half of the district.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かさい [káꜜsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ka̠sa̠i]
Proper noun
葛西 • (Kasai)
- (broadly) The area equivalent to the western part of Katsushika district in former Shimōsa, Japan.
- (strictly) An area in southern Edogawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
- a surname
- 葛西森夫
- Kasai Morio
- Morio Kasai, known for the Kasai procedure in pediatric surgery
- 葛西森夫