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鎮西

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Chinese

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composed; small town; to suppress
composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post
 
west
trad. (鎮西) 西
simp. (镇西) 西

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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鎮西

  1. (historical) () Old name for 巴里坤 (Bālǐkūn).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
ちん
Grade: S
せい > ぜい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鎭西 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Derivation uncertain.

In 743, the govermental name 大宰府 (Dazaifu) was renamed to Chinzeifu.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(ちん)西(ぜい) (Chinzei

  1. old name of 九州 (Kyūshū)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 ちん‐ぜい 【鎮西】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here