鹿兒島

See also: 鹿児島 and 鹿儿岛

Chinese

deer son; child; diminutive suffix island
trad. (鹿兒島) 鹿
simp. (鹿儿岛) 鹿

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鹿児島 (Kagoshima).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

鹿兒島

  1. () Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
  2. () Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 4
こ > ご
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun

鹿()()(しま) • (Kagoshima) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagoshima): Kagoshima

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 4
く > ぐ
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3

Proper noun

鹿()()(しま) (Kagushima) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagushima, Kagoshima)
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