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沖縄

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See also: 冲绳 and 沖繩

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沖縄 (Okinawa): a map of Japan showing the location of Okinawa in red in the southwest corner.
Kanji in this term
おき
Grade: 4
なわ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of Old Japanese elements (おき) (oki, offshore, at sea) + (なわ) (nawa, rope), in reference to the string of islands.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(おき)(なわ) (okinawaおきなは (okinafa)?

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) a rope used to catch fish

Proper noun

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(おき)(なわ) (Okinawaおきなは (Okinafa)?

  1. the main island in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island
    • 779, Tōdai Wajō Tōsei Den, page 905:
      [...] 十六日發、廿一日戊午、第一第二兩舟同至阿児奈波嶋在多禰島南西第三舟作夜已泊同處十二月六日南風起第一舟著石不動第二舟發向多禰去七日至益救嶋[...]
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    • c. 1300, Heike Monogatari[1], Nagatobon:
      さつまがたとは惣名也、きかいは十二の島なれば、くち五島は日本へ随へり、おく七しまはいまだ我朝に従はずといへり、白石、、あこしき、くろ島、いわうが島、あせ納、あ世波、やくの島とて、ゑらぶ、おきなは、きかいが島といへり
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands
  3. the southern-most Japanese prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 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

Kunigami

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese (おき)(なわ) (Okinawa, literally offshore + rope).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沖縄(ふちなー) (Fuchinā

  1. Okinawa

Miyako

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *okinawa. Cognate with Japanese (おき)(なわ) (Okinawa, literally offshore + rope).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沖縄(うきぃなー) (Uksïnā

  1. Okinawa

Derived terms

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Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
うち
Grade: 4
なー
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *okinawa. Cognate with Japanese (おき)(なわ) (Okinawa, literally offshore + rope).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(うち)(なー) (Uchinā

  1. Okinawa
    • 1531-1623, Omoro Sōshi, page 96:
      あがまぶるたたみきよせひやくたてわやりあまみやからおきなわたけててはおもはな しねりやからみしまもりててはおもはな
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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Uchina, Uchinā
  • Japanese: うちなー (Uchinā)

References

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  • うちなー【沖縄】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • ウチナー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).(permanent dead link)

Yaeyama

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *okinawa. Cognate with Japanese (おき)(なわ) (Okinawa, literally offshore + rope).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沖縄(うきぃなー) (Ukïnā

  1. Okinawa
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Etymology 2

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Assibilation of the above term.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沖縄(うしぃなー) (Usïnā

  1. (Hateruma) Okinawa

Etymology 3

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Variant with initial bilabial fricative.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kuroshima) IPA(key): /ɸukinaː/

Proper noun

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沖縄(ふきなー) (Fukinā

  1. (Kuroshima) Okinawa

Etymology 4

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Assibilation of the above term.

Pronunciation

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  • (Taketomi) IPA(key): /ʔuɕinaː/

Proper noun

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沖縄(うしなー) (Ushinā

  1. (Taketomi) Okinawa

Yonaguni

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
沖繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *okinawa. Cognate with Japanese (おき)(なわ) (Okinawa, literally offshore + rope).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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沖縄(うんな) (Unna

  1. Okinawa

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