福島

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See also: 福岛

Chinese

good fortune; happiness; luck
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname
 
island
trad. (福島)
simp. (福岛)
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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (ふく)(しま) (Fukushima).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

福島

  1. () Fukushima (a prefecture of Japan)
  2. () Fukushima (a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: 3
しま
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
福島 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

(fortune, luck) +‎ (island)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(ふく)(しま) (Fukushima

  1. 福島: Fukushima (a prefecture of Japan)
  2. 福島: Fukushima (the capital of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan)
  3. 福島:
    1. Fukushima (a town in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
    2. Fukushima (a former town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
  4. 福島: A ward of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  5. a surname

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN