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常盤

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とこ > とき
Grade: 5
いわ > わ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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⟨to2ko2 ipa⟩⟨to2ki1pa⟩ → */təkʲipa//tokifa//tokiwa/

From Old Japanese.

Shift from a compound of (toko, unchanging) +‎ (iwa, rock).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とき)() (tokiwaときは (tokifa)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 常磐 (tokiwa): a rock that does not change over time; eternity; an evergreen tree

Adjective

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(とき)() (tokiwaときは (tokifa)?-nari

  1. Alternative spelling of 常磐 (tokiwa): eternal, unchanging; evergreen

Proper noun

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(とき)() (Tokiwaときは (Tokifa)?

  1. Short for 常盤御前 (Tokiwa Gozen): the mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
  2. a place name, especially in Ukyō Ward, Kyoto
  3. a surname
  4. a female given name

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN