あずま

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of あずま – see the following entry.
【東】2
(archaic) the east
(archaic) the lands east of the 都 (miyako, “imperial capital”)
(regional, historical) during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the Kamakura region or its titular 幕府 (bakufu, “shogunate”), as opposed to the imperial capital of Kyoto
(regional, historical) during the Edo period, the region around Edo
This term needs a translation to English.
Short for 東琴 (azumagoto): a six-stringed Japanese zither
This term needs a translation to English.
a placename
a female given name
a surname
Alternative spellings
吾妻, 吾嬬
(This term, あずま (azuma), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あずま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あずま.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

あずま • (Azuma) 

  1. 東: a male given name; a surname
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