古川
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Chinese
| ancient; old | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (古川) |
古 | 川 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 古川 (Furukawa).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gǔchuan
- Wade–Giles: Ku3-chʻuan1
- Yale: Gǔ-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guuchuan
- Palladius: Гучуань (Gučuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
古川
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 古 | 川 |
| ふる Grade: 2 |
かわ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |