宮城

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See also: 宫城

Chinese

palace; uterus city walls; city; town
trad. (宮城)
simp. (宫城)

Pronunciation


Noun

宮城

  1. (architecture, historical) city wall surrounding the courtyard of the emperor or a nobleman

Proper noun

宮城

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  1. () Miyagi (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みや
Grade: 3
き > ぎ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

(みや)() (Miyagi

  1. Miyagi (prefecture, see 宮城県)
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 4

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(きゅう)(じょう) (Kyūjōきゆうじやう (Kyuuzyau)?

  1. The imperial palace
Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN