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名古屋

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Chinese

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name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
ancient; old house; room
trad. (名古屋)
simp. #(名古屋)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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名古屋

  1. () Nagoya (the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
那古野 (historical)
那小屋 (historical)
名護屋 (historical)
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Etymology

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Uncertain origins, although there are multiple theories.

That said, the nago portion of the placename in Osaka is in turn likely from the same adjective root as above.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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()()() (Nagoya

  1. Nagoya (the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan)

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 名古屋”, in 日本辞典 (Nihon Jiten, Japan Dictionary) (in Japanese), 2007–2017.
  2. ^ 名古屋市/なごやし”, in 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, Etymology Derivation Dictionary) (in Japanese), 2003–2024.
  3. ^ 名古屋(市)”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  4. ^ 名古屋市”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN