源氏名

Japanese
Kanji in this term
源 氏 名
げん
Grade: 6		 し > じ
Grade: 4		 な
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

From 源氏(げんじ) (Genji) + 名(na) (na).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げんじ​な [gèńjíꜜnà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞n(d͡)ʑina̠]

Noun

源(げん)氏(じ)名(な) • (Genji-na) ←げんじな (genzina)?

  1. nickname, historically used by courtesan and prostitutes and today also used by women who work in bars and nightclubs

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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