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五十鈴

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
五 十 鈴
い すず
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jukujikun kun'yomi
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Etymology

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Compound of 五十 (i-, “fifty”, combining form) +‎ 鈴 (suzu, “bell”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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五十(い)鈴(すず) or 五十鈴(いすゞ) • (Isuzu) 

  1. a Nagara-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese cruiser Isuzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
  2. a placename, especially of a river in Mie Prefecture and of a village in the city of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
  3. a surname
  4. a female given name

Usage notes

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The name of the company Isuzu is often rendered in hiragana, as いすゞ.

As with many names, there are many other historical kanji spellings, including 衣須寿, 衣鈴, 乙涼.

Derived terms

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Derived terms

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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