木村

Chinese

tree; wood village
simp. and trad.
(木村)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

木村

  1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 木村, Kimura

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
むら
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of () (ki, tree) + (むら) (mura, village). Literally, tree village.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むら [kìmúrá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲimɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Proper noun

()(むら) • (Kimura) 

  1. A historical village in Gamō district, Ōmi, Tōsandō, Japan; equivalent to the former place in Gamō, Gamō district, Shiga Prefecture, now a place in Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture.
  2. a surname
    ()(むら)(たく)()kimura TakuyaTakuya Kimura

Descendants

  • Chinese: 木村 (Mùcūn)
  • English: Kimura
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