掛川
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Chinese
| to hang; to put up; to suspend | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掛川) | 掛 | 川 | |
| simp. (挂川) | 挂 | 川 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 掛川 (Kakegawa).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Guàchuan
- Wade–Giles: Kua4-chʻuan1
- Yale: Gwà-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guahchuan
- Palladius: Гуачуань (Guačuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
掛川
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 掛 | 川 |
| かけ Grade: S |
かわ > がわ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |