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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)
- A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.
- A surname from Japanese.
Derived terms
Translations
Japanese
Romanization
Shibuya
- Rōmaji transcription of しぶや
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).
Proper noun
Shibuya (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜓᜌ)
- a surname from Japanese