立川
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Chinese
| set up; to stand | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (立川) |
立 | 川 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 立川 (Tachikawa).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lìchuan
- Wade–Giles: Li4-chʻuan1
- Yale: Lì-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lihchuan
- Palladius: Личуань (Ličuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
立川
- (～市) Tachikawa (a city in Tokyo, Japan)
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 立川, Tachikawa
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 立 | 川 |
| たち Grade: 1 |
かわ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |