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日本アルプス

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
日 本
に
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1
irregular goon
Kanji in this term
日 本
にち > にっ
Grade: 1 		ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
goon
 日本アルプス on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon, “Japan”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”). Coined by British archaeologist William Gowland.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) にほんアルプス [nìhóń áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iho̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]
  • (Tokyo) にっぽんアルプス [nìppóń áꜜrùpùsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ip̚po̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾɯ̟pɯ̟̊sɨ]

Proper noun

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日(に)本(ほん)アルプス or 日(にっ)本(ぽん)アルプス • (Nihon Arupusu or Nippon Arupusu) 

  1. Japanese Alps: a general name for 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu, “Northern Alps / Hida Mountains”), 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu, “Central Alps / Kiso Mountains”) and 南アルプス (Minami Arupusu, “Southern Alps / Akaishi Mountains”)

References

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  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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