瀋陽

See also: 沈阳

Chinese
place name; pour positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (瀋陽) 瀋 陽
simp. (沈阳) 沈 阳

Etymology

Named in reference to its location to the north (the sunny side) of the Shen River. Coined in 1296 when the Shen Prefecture (瀋州／沈州) was converted to Shenyang Circuit (瀋陽路).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

瀋陽

  1. (～市) Shenyang (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital and largest city in Liaoning, China)

Synonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (瀋陽):
  • → Japanese: 瀋陽(しんよう) (Shin'yō)
  • → Korean: 심양(瀋陽) (Simyang)
  • → Vietnamese: Thẩm Dương (瀋陽)

Others:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
瀋 陽
しん
Hyōgaiji		 よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) し​んよー [shíꜜn'yòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃jo̞ː]

    Proper noun

    瀋(しん)陽(よう) • (Shin'yō) 

    1. Shenyang (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Liaoning, China)

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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