上田
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Chinese
| upper over above |
field(s) farm(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (上田) |
上 | 田 | |
Etymology
In reference to the Japanese place, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 上田 (Ueda).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shàngtián
- Wade–Giles: Shang4-tʻien2
- Yale: Shàng-tyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqtyan
- Palladius: Шантянь (Šantjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
上田
- (～郷) Shangtian (a former township in Shanxi, China), now Yanmenguan (雁門關)
- (～市) Ueda (a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 田 |
| うえ Grade: 1 |
た > だ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
Descendants
- Russian: Уэ́да f (Uéda)