鹿児島
See also: 鹿兒島 and 鹿儿岛
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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鹿 | 児 | 島 |
か Grade: 4 | こ > ご Grade: 4 | しま Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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鹿兒島 (kyūjitai) 麑島 (obsolete) |
Etymology
鹿子 (kako, kago, “fawn”) + 島 (shima, “island”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かごしま [kàgóshímá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɡo̞ɕima̠]
Proper noun
鹿児島 • (Kagoshima) (kyūjitai 鹿兒島)
- Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
- Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
(alternative reading hiragana かごひま, rōmaji Kagohima)
(alternative reading hiragana かごいま, rōmaji Kagoima)
(alternative reading hiragana かごっま, katakana カゴッマ, rōmaji Kagomma)
(alternative reading hiragana かごんま, katakana カゴンマ, rōmaji Kagonma)
- (Kagoshima) Kagoshima
- 1984 February 15, Murakami, Motoka, “またいつか、勝負の日までの巻 [One Day, We’ll Face off Again]”, in 六三四の剣 [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:
- よかか…オイのなは日高剣介…くやしかったら鹿児島セェけ‼いっでん勝負してやっで‼
- Yoka ka… Oi no na wa Hidaka Kensuke… Kuyashikattara Kagomma sē ke‼ Idden shōbu shite yadde‼
- Awrite… Mah name’s Kensuke Hidaka… Come to Kagoshima when yer ready‼ Ah’ll be waitin’ to settle witcha again‼
- 1984 November 15, Murakami, Motoka, “鹿児島の猛者たちの巻 [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六三四の剣 [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 21:
- 夏木よ、鹿児島ん剣道がどげんもんかみせっくるっで‼
- Natsuki yo, Kagonma n kendō ga dogen mon ka misekkurudde‼
- Natsuki, ah’ll show ya what Kagoshima-style kendo is like‼
- 夏木よ、鹿児島ん剣道がどげんもんかみせっくるっで‼
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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
Okinawan
Kanji in this term | ||
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鹿 | 児 | 島 |
か Grade: S | く > ぐ Grade: 4 | しま Grade: 3 |
Etymology
From Japanese 鹿児島 (Kagoshima).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɡuɕima/
Proper noun
鹿児島 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 鹿兒島, hiragana かぐしま, rōmaji Kagushima)
- Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
- Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
References
- 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963