六本木

Chinese

		six	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	tree; wood
simp. and trad. (六本木)		六	本	木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Liùběnmù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ bun² muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Liùběnmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Liòuběnmù
  - Wade–Giles: Liu⁴-pên³-mu⁴
  - Yale: Lyòu-běn-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liowbeenmuh
  - Palladius: Любэньму (Ljubɛnʹmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljoʊ̯⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ bun² muk⁶
  - Yale: luhk bún muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ bun² muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ bun² mug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² puːn³⁵ mʊk̚²/

Proper noun

六本木

Roppongi, a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	本	木
ろく > ろっ Grade: 1	ほん > ぽん Grade: 1	き > ぎ Grade: 1
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally "six trees", generally considered to be in reference to six old zelkovas that used to stand in the area.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾo̞p̚põ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Proper noun

六(ろっ)本(ぽん)木(ぎ) • (Roppongi)

Roppongi (a district of Minato, Tokyo)

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