篠原

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
篠	原
しの Jinmeiyō	はら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese.

Compound of 篠 (shino, “dwarf bamboo; bamboo grass”) +‎ 原 (hara, “(uncultivated) field”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しのはら [shìnóꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕino̞ha̠ɾa̠]

Noun

篠(しの)原(はら) • (shinohara) 

1. a field of bamboo grass

Proper noun

篠(しの)原(はら) • (Shinohara) 

1. a placename, especially:
   1. in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, site of the Battle of Shinohara
   2. in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture
   3. in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, famous for its 尾長鶏 (onagadori) chicken
2. a surname

Derived terms

• 野路(のじのし)の篠原(はら) (Noji-no-shinohara)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
篠	原
しの Jinmeiyō	はら > わら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

⟨sino₁ para⟩ → */sinʷopara/ → /ɕinofara/ → /ɕinowara/

Variant shift from shinohara above, Old Japanese sino₁para.

Proper noun

篠(しの)原(わら) • (Shinowara) ^{←しのはら (Sinofara)?}

1. a placename
2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
篠	原
ささ Jinmeiyō	はら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ささはら [sàsáhárá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠sa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Noun

篠(ささ)原(はら) or 篠原(ささわら) • (sasahara or sasawara) 

1. Alternative spelling of 笹原 (sasahara, sasawara): a field of bamboo grass

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
篠	原
ささ Jinmeiyō	はら > ばら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From 笹 (sasa, “bamboo grass”) +‎ 原 (hara, “(uncultivated) field”).

The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Proper noun

篠(ささ)原(ばら) • (Sasabara) 

1. a placename
2. a surname

Old Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 篠 (sino₁, “dwarf bamboo; bamboo grass”) +‎ 原 (para, “(uncultivated) field”).

Noun

篠原 (sino₁para) (kana しのはら)

1. a field of bamboo grass
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 7, poem 1121:
     , text here

     妹等所我通路細竹為酢寸我通靡細竹原

     imora-gari waga kayo₁pi₁diyuku mi₁ti no₂ sino₁susuki₁ ware kayo₁paba nabi₁ke₂ sino₁para

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

• Japanese: 篠原 (しのはら, shinohara)