ちばらき
Japanese
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of 千葉 (Chiba) + 茨城 (Ibaraki).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (informal, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) the area encompassing Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures
- 2014, Yano Shinichi, Ibaraki kenmin o ayatsuru [Mastering people of Ibaraki prefecture], page 9:
- 茨城でコーヒーと言えばMAXと言われるぐらい […] 茨城と千葉、それに栃木の一部しか販売されておらず、別名「ちばらきコーヒー」とも呼ばれています。
- Ibaraki de kōhī to ieba makkusu to iwareru gurai […] Ibaraki to Chiba, sore ni Tochigi no ichibu shika hanbai sarete orazu, betsumei “Chibaraki kōhī” to mo yobareteimasu.
- In Ibaraki prefecture, when you are speaking of coffee you must mean Max Coffee. It is only available in Ibaraki and Chiba, and some parts of Tochigi, so it is sometimes also called “Chibaraki coffee”.
- 茨城でコーヒーと言えばMAXと言われるぐらい […] 茨城と千葉、それに栃木の一部しか販売されておらず、別名「ちばらきコーヒー」とも呼ばれています。
- 2017, Ningen kankei ga yoku naru shusshin kenbetsu seikaku aishō [Improve personal relationships: character and chemistry based on home prefecture], page 12:
- 千葉県—「ちばらき」でも、「ダサイたま」よりは全然マシ！？
- Chiba-ken — “Chibaraki” de mo, “Dasaitama” yori wa zenzen mashi!?
- Chiba prefecture — Even “Chibaraki” is better than “Dasaitama”!?
- 千葉県—「ちばらき」でも、「ダサイたま」よりは全然マシ！？
- 2019 February 27, “Eiga ‘tonde Saitama’: ‘Bakushō, naite,…’, chiiki sa e no kando kyōdo ai hakaru ichijo ni [Movie ‘Flight to Saitama’: ‘Laughter, tears,...’ a measure of regional loyalty and love of hometown]”, in Nippon.com[1]:
- おしゃれな街（横浜、鎌倉）や湘南エリアを擁し一目置かれる神奈川は「別格」として、東京から「グンタマ-チバラキ」（群馬・埼玉–千葉・茨城）と一くくりにされる他の関東4県に異論のあるはずもない。
- Oshare na machi (Yokohama, Kamakura) ya Shōnan eria o yō shi ichimoku okareru Kanagawa wa “bekkaku” to shite, Tōkyō kara “Guntama-Chibaraki” (Gunma Saitama – Chiba Ibaraki) to ichi kukuri ni sareru hoka no Kantō yon-ken ni iron no aru hazu mo nai.
- With fashionable towns (Yokohama, Kamakura) and the Shonan area, Kanagawa is “special”, but from the point of view of Tokyo there is no differentiating among “Guntama-Chibaraki” (Gunma and Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki), Kanto’s other four prefectures are all one lump.
- おしゃれな街（横浜、鎌倉）や湘南エリアを擁し一目置かれる神奈川は「別格」として、東京から「グンタマ-チバラキ」（群馬・埼玉–千葉・茨城）と一くくりにされる他の関東4県に異論のあるはずもない。
- 2019 June 2, “‘Bura Tamori Chibaraki hen’ zen rūto o shashin de shōkai! [Introducing with photos all the routes taken in ‘Wandering Tamori Chibaraki episode’!]”, in Travel Jarna[2], archived from the original on 13 May 2020:
- ブラタモリは、千葉県と茨城県が利根川で県境を接する、ちばらきのエリアを訪ねています。相互に結びつきが強い地域です。ちばらきは、決して単なる俗称ではなく、地元でよく使われ、茨城県史にも掲載された名称です。
- Bura Tamori wa, Chiba-ken to Ibaraki-ken ga Tone-gawa de kenkyō o sessuru, Chibaraki no eria o tazuneteimasu. Sōgo ni musubitsuki ga tsuyoi chiiki desu. Chibaraki wa, kesshite tan naru zokushō de wa naku, jimoto de yoku tsukaware, Ibaraki-ken shi ni mo keisai sareta meishō desu.
- The TV program Wandering Tamori is visiting the Chibaraki area, where Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures meet at the Tone river. It is an area with strong ties. Chibaraki is not just a one-off nickname; it is used by local people, and even recorded in Ibaraki prefecture’s history.
- ブラタモリは、千葉県と茨城県が利根川で県境を接する、ちばらきのエリアを訪ねています。相互に結びつきが強い地域です。ちばらきは、決して単なる俗称ではなく、地元でよく使われ、茨城県史にも掲載された名称です。
Usage notes
[edit]Chiba and Ibaraki are neighboring prefectures in the Kanto region. Communities on both sides of the river that divides the prefectures share connections. The area is sometimes distinguished from the more urban region of Eastern Tokyo.