砵市

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Grade: 2
irregular on'yomi

Glyph origin

(orthographic borrowing from Cantonese 砵崙砵仑 (but3 leon4)) +‎ (city).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

砵市(ポし) (Po-shi

  1. (obsolete) Short for ポートランド (Pōtorando-shi, Portland (a city in Oregon, United States)).