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貝塚

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Chinese

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cowries; shell; valuables
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
 
mound
trad. (貝塚)
simp. (贝冢)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 貝塚 (Kaizuka).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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貝塚

  1. () Kaizuka (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 1
つか > づか
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
貝塚 (kyūjitai)
 貝塚 on Japanese Wikipedia
 貝塚市 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (かい) (kai) + (つか) (tsuka). The tsuka changes to zuka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(づか) (kaizukaかひづか (kafiduka)?

  1. (archaeology) shellmound; shell midden

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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 Kaizuka on Wikipedia

(かい)(づか) (Kaizukaかひづか (Kafiduka)?

  1. Kaizuka (a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN