秋葉原

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Chinese

autumn; fall; harvest time
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
 
 leaf; page
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
trad. (秋葉原) 秋 葉 原
simp. (秋叶原) 秋 叶 原

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) (Akihabara).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

秋葉原

  1. Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Kanji in this term
秋 葉 原
あき
Grade: 2 		は
Grade: 3 		はら > ばら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Formerly 秋葉ヶ原 (Akibagahara), named after 秋葉神社 (Akiba Jinja, “Akiba Shrine”) where fires once commonly break out during the early Meiji period.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) • (Akihabara) 

  1. A commercial district in Tokyo, known for its market of electronics and popular culture.
    Synonym: 秋葉, アキバ (Akiba)

Descendants

  • → English: Akihabara

References

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