熊田

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熊	田
くま Grade: 4 (ateji)	た > だ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
熊	田
くま Grade: 4 (ateji)	た Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From compound of くま (kuma, “curved place, corner”) + 田(た) (ta, “field, paddy”), literally, “winding (rice) field”. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The kanji 熊 (kuma, “bear”) is an ateji (当て字) of くま.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くまだ [kùmádá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ma̠da̠]

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ma̠ta̠]

Proper noun

熊(くま)田(だ) • (Kumada) 

1. Kumada (neighborhoods in Japan):
   1. A neighborhood of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Prefecture.
   3. A neighborhood of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture.
2. a surname

熊(くま)田(た) • (Kumata) 

1. Kumata (a neighborhood of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan)

Descendants

• → English: Kumada