川中島

Japanese

Kanji in this term
川	中	島
かわ Grade: 1	なか Grade: 1	しま > じま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 川中 (Kawanaka, placename in Nagano Prefecture, literally “middle stream”) +‎ 島 (shima, “island”).

The shima changes to jima as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

川(かわ)中(なか)島(じま) • (Kawanakajima) ^{←かはなかじま (Kafanakazima)?}

1. a placename in southern Nagano city, notable as the site of a recurring battlefield during the mid-16th century