費府

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
費	府
フィラデルフィア
Grade: 5	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Rare jukujikun (熟字訓) kanji spelling for フィラデルフィア (Firaderufia, “Philadelphia”). Apparently derived from 費 as the first character of a former Chinese-derived spelling 費拉特費, suffixed with the character 府 denoting a governmental or geographic center.

For pronunciation and definitions of 費府 – see the following entry.

【フィラデルフィア】 [proper noun] Philadelphia (a city in Pennsylvania) [proper noun] Philadelphia (a city in Mississippi) [proper noun] Philadelphia (a town in New York) [proper noun] Philadelphia (a city in Tennessee) [proper noun] Philadelphia (a village in England) [proper noun] Philadelphia (a town in South Africa) [proper noun] (historical) Philadelphia (a city of the Decapolis; modern Amman, Syria) [proper noun] (historical) Philadelphia (a city in Lydia; modern Alaşehir, Turkey) [proper noun] Filadelfia (a town in Italy) [proper noun] Filadelfia (a city in Paraguay) [proper noun] Filadelfia (a town in Colombia) [proper noun] Filadelfia (a town in Costa Rica) [proper noun] Filadélfia (a town in Bahia, Brazil) [proper noun] Filadélfia (a town in Tocantins, Brazil) [proper noun] Filadélfia (a town in Amazonas, Brazil) Alternative spelling 費拉特費

(This term, 費府, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
費	府
ひ Grade: 5	ふ Grade: 4
on'yomi

The regular on'yomi pronunciation of the rare kanji spelling for Philadelphia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiɸɯ̟]

Proper noun

費(ひ)府(ふ) • (Hifu) 

1. (rare) Philadelphia