西岡

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西 岡
にし
Grade: 2 		おか
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 西(にし) (nishi, “the west”) + 岡(おか) (oka, “hillock”), literally, “hill on the west”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

西(にし)岡(おか) • (Nishioka) ←にしをか (Nisiwoka)?

  1. Nishioka (neighborhoods in Japan):
    1. A neighborhood of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
    2. A neighborhood of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.
    3. A neighborhood of Tōon, Ehime Prefecture.
    4. A neighborhood of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.
    5. A neighborhood of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
    6. A neighborhood of Itakura, Gunma Prefecture.
    7. A neighborhood of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture.
    8. A neighborhood of Agano, Niigata Prefecture.
    9. The neighborhoods of Toyohira ward, Sapporo and of Kenbuchi, in Hokkaido prefecture.
  2. a surname

Descendants

  • → English: Nishioka
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