美唄

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Chinese

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beautiful; beauty; America to chant
trad. (美唄)
simp. (美呗)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 美唄 (Bibai).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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美唄

  1. () Bibai (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)
ばい
Grade: S
(ateji)
kan'on kan'yōon
 美唄 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Either from Ainu ピパイ (pipai), meaning "mussel shell"; Ainu ピパ オマ ナイ (pipa oma nai), meaning "river of mussel shells"; or Ainu ピパ オ イ (pipa o i), meaning "place of many mussel shells".

Proper noun

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()(ばい) (Bibai

  1. Bibai (a city in Sorachi, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)