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三菱

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Chinese

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three Trapa natans; water caltrop
trad. (三菱)
simp. #(三菱)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三菱 (Mitsubishi).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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三菱

  1. Mitsubishi (a Japanese industrial company)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
み(つ)
Grade: 1
ひし > びし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 三つ (mitsu, three) +‎ (hishi, water caltroprhombus), from the three-diamond 家紋 (kamon, family crest) design.

The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

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(みつ)(びし) (Mitsubishi

  1. Mitsubishi (industrial company)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Chinese: 三菱 (Sānlíng)