茨城

See also: 茨木

Chinese

Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut city walls; city; town
trad. (茨城) 茨 城
simp. #(茨城) 茨 城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 茨(いばら)城(き) (Ibaraki).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

茨城

  1. (~縣) Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茨 城
いばら
Grade: 4
き
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle (茨の城) there and wiped out burglars.

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) いば​らき [ìbáꜜràkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
    • IPA(key): [iba̠ɾa̠kʲi]

    Proper noun

    茨(いばら)城(き) • (Ibaraki) 

    1. 茨城県: Ibaraki: a prefecture in Kantō (関東) area, Japan
    2. ancient place name of Hitachi (常陸)
    Descendants
    • Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    茨 城
    いばら
    Grade: 4
    き > ぎ
    Grade: 4
    kun’yomi

    Pronunciation

      • (Tokyo) いば​らぎ [ìbáꜜràgì] (Nakadaka – [2])
      • IPA(key): [iba̠ɾa̠ɡʲi]

      Proper noun

      茨(いばら)城(ぎ) • (Ibaragi) 

      1. (proscribed) Alternative form of 茨城 (Ibaraki)

      Further reading

      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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