結城

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Chinese

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knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit)
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
 
city walls; city; town
trad. (結城)
simp. (结城)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (ゆう)() (Yūki).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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結城

  1. () Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
  2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 結城, Yūki

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ゆ(う)
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From the many (kōzo, paper mulberry) trees originally planted there, from 木綿 (yuu, string made from the fibers of the paper mulberry), cognate with 結う (yuu, to tie up).

Proper noun

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(ゆう)() (Yūkiゆふき (Yufuki)?

  1. Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

Derived terms

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Noun

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(ゆう)() (Yūkiゆふき (yufuki)?

  1. Short for 結城紬 (Yūki-tsumugi): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Derived terms

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