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茨城

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See also: 茨木

Chinese

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Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut city walls; city; town
trad. (茨城)
simp. #(茨城)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (いばら)() (Ibaraki).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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茨城

  1. () Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
いばら
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle () there and wiped out burglars.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(いばら)() (Ibaraki

  1. Ibaraki (a prefecture in north-eastern Honshu, Japan)
    Synonym: 茨城県 (Ibaraki: a prefecture in Kantō)
  2. ancient place name of Hitachi (常陸)
Descendants
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  • Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
いばら
Grade: 4
き > ぎ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(いばら)() (Ibaragi

  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of 茨城 (Ibaraki)

Further reading

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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