平壌
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 平 | 壌 |
| ピョン Grade: 3 |
ヤン Grade: S |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 平壤 (kyūjitai) |
From Korean 평양(平壤) (Pyeong'yang).
Alternative forms
- (dated) 平壌 (Heijō)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 平 | 壌 |
| へい Grade: 3 |
じょう Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 平壤 (kyūjitai) |
Orthographic borrowing from Korean 평양(平壤) (Pyeong'yang).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
平壌 • (Heijō) ←へいじやう (feizyau)?
- (dated) Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)
- 1929, Kōsaku Hamada, Hakubutsukan [The Museum]:
- ことに樂浪郡の役所のあつたところは、今日の平壤の南、大同江の向う岸にあつて、古い城壁のあともありますが、支那から派遣せられた役人がこゝに留まつて朝鮮を治めてゐたのであります。
- Koto ni Rakurō-gun no yakusho no atta tokoro wa, konnichi no Heijō no minami, Daidō-kō no mukō-gishi ni atte, furui jōheki no ato mo arimasu ga, Shina kara haken serareta yakunin ga koko ni todomatte Chōsen o osamete ita no de arimasu.
- Especially, the place where the government office of the Lelang Commandery was located was on the other side of the Taedong River, south of today's Pyongyang, where there are also remains of old ramparts, and officials sent from China stayed there and ruled Korea.
- ことに樂浪郡の役所のあつたところは、今日の平壤の南、大同江の向う岸にあつて、古い城壁のあともありますが、支那から派遣せられた役人がこゝに留まつて朝鮮を治めてゐたのであります。
Synonyms
- 平壌 (Pyon'yan)