福岡

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See also: 福冈

Chinese

good fortune; happiness; luck
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname
 
ridge; mound
trad. (福岡)
simp. (福冈)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 福岡(ふくおか) (Fukuoka).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

福岡

  1. () Fukuoka (a prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan)
  2. () Fukuoka (the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: 3
おか
Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
福岡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(ふく)(おか) (Fukuokaふくをか (Fukwoka)?

  1. Fukuoka (the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Fukuoka (a prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan)
  3. Fukuoka (several smaller localities in Japan)
  4. a surname

Derived terms

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