鴨緑江

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鴨	緑	江
おう Jinmeiyō	りょく Grade: 3	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鴨綠江 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 鴨綠江 / 鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng).

/apuryokukau/ > /oːryokkoː/

/apu/ → /afu/ → /au/ → /ɔː/ → /oː/

Alternative forms

• 鴨緑江(おうりょっこう) (Ōryokkō)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーりょくこー [òóryóꜜkùkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ko̞ː]

Proper noun

鴨(おう)緑(りょく)江(こう) • (Ōryokukō) ^{←あふりよくかう (Afuryokukau)?}

1. Yalu River (a river on the China-North Korea border)

Synonyms

• (disputed, historical) 阿利那礼河(アリナレがわ) (Arinare-gawa)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鴨	緑	江
おう Jinmeiyō	りょく > りょっ Grade: 3	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鴨綠江 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーりょっこー [òóryóꜜkkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɾʲo̞k̚ko̞ː]

Proper noun

鴨(おう)緑(りょっ)江(こう) • (Ōryokkō) ^{←あふりよくかう (Afuryokukau)?}

1. Alternative form of 鴨緑江 (Ōryokukō)