Shibuya
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)
- A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
- 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:
- The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.
- A surname from Japanese.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]one of the special wards that form Tokyo
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Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]Shibuya
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).
Proper noun
[edit]Shibuya (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜓᜌ)
- a surname from Japanese
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