宮城

See also: 宫城

Chinese

		palace; uterus	city walls; city; town
trad. (宮城)		宮	城
simp. (宫城)		宫	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongchéng
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻêng²
    • Yale: gūng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongcherng
    • Palladius: гунчэн (gunčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 宮城／宫城 工程 攻城 功成 恭城

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gung¹ sing⁴
    • Yale: gūng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 攻城 恭城 功成 宮城／宫城

Noun

宮城

1. (architecture, historical) city wall surrounding the courtyard of the emperor or a nobleman

Proper noun

宮城

1. (～縣) Miyagi (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮	城
みや Grade: 3	き > ぎ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​やぎ [míꜜyàgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

宮(みや)城(ぎ) • (Miyagi) 

1. Miyagi (prefecture, see 宮城県)
2. a surname

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Kanji in this term
宮	城
きゅう Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 4

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅ​うじょー [kyúꜜùjòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːʑo̞ː]

Proper noun

宮(きゅう)城(じょう) • (Kyūjō) ^{←きゆうじやう (kyuuzyau)?}

1. The imperial palace

Synonyms

• 皇(こう)居(きょ) (Kōkyo)

Related terms

• 宮城遥拝