藤原

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Chinese

rattan; cane
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
trad. (藤原) 藤 原
simp. #(藤原) 藤 原

Pronunciation

Proper noun

藤原

  1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 藤原, Fujiwara; or of 藤原, Fujihara

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
藤 原
ふじ
Grade: S 		はら > わら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

/pudi para/ → /ɸud͡ʑiɸara/ → /ɸuʑiwara/

Shift from Fujihara (Old Japanese Pudipara) below.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

藤(ふじ)原(わら) • (Fujiwara) ←ふぢはら (Fudifara)?

  1. a surname, especially those from a powerful clan descended from Nakatomi no Kamatari
  2. a placename
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      頼(たの)むかなわが藤原(ふじはら)の都(みやこ)より跡(あと)たれそむる玉(たま)津(つ)島(しま)姫(ひめ)
      tanomu kana waga Fujiwara no miyako yori ato tare somuru Tamatsushima-hime
      (please add an English translation of this example)
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
藤 原
ふじ
Grade: S 		はら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 藤 (fuji, “Wisteria floribunda”) +‎ 原 (hara, “(uncultivated) field”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

藤(ふじ)原(はら) • (Fujihara) ←ふぢはら (Fudifara)?

  1. a placename
  2. a surname

Old Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 藤 (pudi, “Wisteria floribunda”) +‎ 原 (para, “(uncultivated) field”).

Proper noun

藤原 (Pudipara) (kana ふぢはら)

  1. a powerful clan descended from Nakatomi no Kamatari
  2. a placename, especially 藤原京 (Fujiwara-kyō) in present-day Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 10, poem 2289:
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      藤原古郷之秋芽子者開而落去寸君待不得而
      Pudipara no2 purinisi sato1 no2 aki1 pagi2 pa saki1te tiriniki1 ki1mi1 mati kanete
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

  • Japanese: 藤原 (ふじわら, Fujiwara)
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