新宿
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Chinese
| new; newly; meso- (chem.) | (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (新宿) | 新 | 宿 | |
| simp. #(新宿) | 新 | 宿 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 新宿 (Shinjuku).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sinsù
- Wade–Giles: Hsin1-su4
- Yale: Syīn-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinsuh
- Palladius: Синьсу (Sinʹsu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 suk1
- Yale: sān sūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 suk7
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 sug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
新宿
- (～區) Shinjuku (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 新 | 宿 |
| しん Grade: 2 |
しゅく > じゅく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
新宿 • (Shinjuku) ←しんじゆく (Sinzyuku)?
- Shinjuku (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)