六本木
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Chinese
| six | roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
tree; wood | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (六本木) |
六 | 本 | 木 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 六本木 (Roppongi).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Liòuběnmù
- Wade–Giles: Liu4-pên3-mu4
- Yale: Lyòu-běn-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liowbeenmuh
- Palladius: Любэньму (Ljubɛnʹmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: luk6 bun2 muk6
- Yale: luhk bún muhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: luk9 bun2 muk9
- Guangdong Romanization: lug6 bun2 mug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊk̚² puːn³⁵ mʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
六本木
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 六 | 本 | 木 |
| ろく > ろっ Grade: 1 |
ほん > ぽん Grade: 1 |
き > ぎ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Literally "six trees", generally considered to be in reference to six old zelkovas that used to stand in the area.