早稲田

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
わさ た > だ
Grade: 1
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
早稻田 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
わせ た > だ
Grade: 1
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
早稻田 (kyūjitai)
 早稲田 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From 早稲 (wase, wasa-) +‎ (ta, field; paddy). The form wasada uses the combining prefix form of 早稲 (wase), which is wasa-. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

早稲(わせ)() or 早稲(わさ)() (waseda or wasada

  1. (agriculture) a paddy of early-ripening rice

Proper noun

早稲(わせ)() (Waseda

  1. A town in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

See also