茨城

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See also: 茨木

Chinese

Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut city walls; city; town
trad. (茨城) 茨 城
simp. #(茨城) 茨 城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 茨(いばら)城(き) (Ibaraki).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

茨城

  1. (～縣) Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茨 城
いばら
Grade: 4 		き
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle (茨の城) there and wiped out burglars.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

茨(いばら)城(き) • (Ibaraki) 

  1. Ibaraki (a prefecture in north-eastern Honshu, Japan)
    Synonym: 茨城県 (“Ibaraki: a prefecture in Kantō”)
  2. ancient place name of Hitachi (常陸)
Descendants
  • Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茨 城
いばら
Grade: 4 		き > ぎ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

茨(いばら)城(ぎ) • (Ibaragi) 

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of 茨城 (Ibaraki)

Further reading

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
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