長谷

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
長 谷
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
irregular

/patuse/ → /fatuse/ → /fase/ →/hase/

From the 枕(まくら)詞(ことば) (makura kotoba, “pillow word”) 長(なが)谷(たに)の泊(はつ)瀬(せ) (nagatani no Hatsuse, literally, "the long valley of Hatsuse"); the modern notation of 泊(はつ)瀬(せ) (Hatsuse) being 初(はつ)瀬(せ). Evolved into Hase by sound change. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The modern location of Hatsuse is in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ha̠se̞]

Proper noun

長谷(はせ) • (Hase) 

  1. A place name.
  2. a surname

See also

Etymology 2

Other various nanori readings.

Proper noun
Kanji in this term
長 谷
おさ
Grade: 2		 たに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
長 谷
ちょう
Grade: 2		 たに
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
長 谷
ちょう
Grade: 2		 や
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi

長(おさ)谷(たに) or 長(ちょう)谷(たに) or 長(ちょう)谷(や) • (Osatani or Chōtani or Chōya) 

  1. a surname


Kanji in this term
長 谷
なが
Grade: 2		 たに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
長 谷
なが
Grade: 2		 や
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

長(なが)谷(たに) or 長(なが)谷(や) • (Nagatani or Nagaya) 

  1. A place name.
  2. a surname


Kanji in this term
長 谷
なが
Grade: 2		 や(つ)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

長(なが)谷(やつ) • (Nagayatsu) 

  1. A place name.
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