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札幌

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(札幌)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (さっ)(ぽろ) (Sapporo), from Ainu.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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札幌

  1. () Sapporo (the capital and largest city of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さつ > さっ
Grade: 4
(ateji)
ほろ > ぽろ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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From Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally dry, great river).[1] The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(さっ)(ぽろ) (Sapporo

  1. 札幌: Sapporo (the capital and largest city of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Descendants

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  • English: Sapporo
  • Russian: Са́ппоро m (Sápporo)

References

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  1. ^ 札幌市 (2011 February 21) “ふるさとの川史話いっぱい”, in 札幌市[1], archived from the original on 2 July 2015
  2. ^ 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