松平

Japanese
Kanji in this term
松 平
まつ
Grade: 4		 たいら > だいら
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) +‎ 平 (taira, “plain”).

The surname comes from their origin from the historical township of Matsudaira in Mikawa Province.

Proper noun

松(まつ)平(だいら) • (Matsudaira) 

  1. a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
  2. a surname, especially the older name for the Tokugawa before their rise to power during the Edo period
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