對馬

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Chinese

couple; pair; to be opposite
couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right
 
 horse; surname
trad. (對馬) 對 馬
simp. (对马) 对 马
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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 対(つし)馬(ま) (Tsushima).

Pulleyblank (1962: part II, p218) proposes that the character 對／对 once ended in -s during the Old Chinese period, and that this is responsible for the usage of 對／对 in the placename.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

對馬

  1. (～島) Tsushima Island (an island of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
  2. (～市) Tsushima (a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
  3. an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 対馬, Tsushima

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
對 馬
つし
Hyōgai 		ま
Grade: 2
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 對馬 – see the following entry.
【対馬つしま】
Tsushima (an island of Japan)
a surname
(This term, 對馬, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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