岩手

Chinese

		cliff; rock	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (岩手)		岩	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yánshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaam⁴ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yánshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yánshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Yen²-shou³
    • Yale: Yán-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanshoou
    • Palladius: Яньшоу (Janʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaam⁴ sau²
    • Yale: ngàahm sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngam⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Proper noun

岩手

1. (～縣) Iwate (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩	手
いわ Grade: 2	て Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) い​わて [íꜜwàtè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iɰᵝa̠te̞]

Proper noun

岩(いわ)手(て) • (Iwate) ^{←いはて (ifate)?}

1. a place name, such as that of Iwate Prefecture
2. a surname