秋葉

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See also: 秋叶

Chinese

autumn; fall; harvest time
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
 
 leaf; page
trad. (秋葉) 秋 葉
simp. (秋叶) 秋 叶

Pronunciation

Noun

秋葉

  1. autumn leaves

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (秋葉):
  • → Japanese: 秋葉(しゅうよう) (shūyō)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
秋 葉
あき
Grade: 2 		は > ば
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 秋 (aki, “autumn”) +‎ 葉 (ha, “leaf”).

The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

秋(あき)葉(ば) or 秋葉(アキバ) • (Akiba) 

  1. a placename, especially:
    1. (colloquial) Short for 秋葉原 (Akihabara): a commercial district in Tokyo known for its market in electronics and popular culture
  2. a surname
  3. a female given name
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
秋 葉
あき
Grade: 2 		は
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 秋 (aki, “autumn”) +‎ 葉 (ha, “leaf”), without rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

秋(あき)葉(は) • (Akiha) 

  1. a placename, especially of a district in Niigata Prefecture
  2. a surname
  3. a female given name
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
秋 葉
しゅう
Grade: 2 		よう
Grade: 3
kan'on

/sɨu jepu/ → /ɕɨujefu/ → /ɕuːjeu/ → /ɕuːjoː/

From Middle Chinese 秋葉 (MC tshjuw yep).

Noun

秋(しゅう)葉(よう) • (shūyō) ←しうえふ (siuefu)?

  1. autumn leaves

Proper noun

秋(しゅう)葉(よう) • (Shūyō) ←しうえふ (siuefu)?

  1. a male or female given name

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