祇園

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祇	園
ぎ Jinmeiyō	おん Grade: 2
goon

祇園にある八坂神社: Yasaka Shrine in the Gion district of Kyoto

Etymology

/ɡiwon/ → /ɡion/

Calque of Sanskrit जेतवन (Jetavana, literally “grove of Jeta”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎおん [gìóń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡʲiõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

祇(ぎ)園(おん) • (Gion) ^{←ぎをん (Giwon)^?}

Gion (a district of Kyoto)
(Buddhism) Clipping of 祇園精舎 (Gion-shōja) or 祇樹給孤独園 (Giju gikkodokuon): Jetavana, a Buddhist monastery in India
a surname

References

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

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