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Chinese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三浦
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 三浦, Miura
- (~市) Miura (a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 三 (mi; san, “three”) + 浦 (ura; ho, “inlet, bay”).
Pronunciation 1
Proper noun
三浦 • (Miura)
- Miura (a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
- a locational surname
Pronunciation 2
Proper noun
三浦 • (Sanpo)
- (historical) three trading ports opened to Japan during the Joseon Dynasty, namely 薺浦 (Seiho), 富山浦 (Fuzanpo) and 塩浦 (Enpo)
- 三浦の乱 ― Sanpo no Ran ― Disturbance of the Three Ports