シカゴ

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
市俄古 (obsolete)

シカゴ (曖昧さ回避) on Japanese Wikipedia

シカゴ (Shikago): various sights from around Chicago.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Chicago.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) シカゴ [shìkáꜜgò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[5]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ka̠ɡo̞]

(Tokyo) シカゴ [shíꜜkàgò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[5]
IPA^(key): [ɕika̠ɡo̞]

Proper noun edit

シカゴ • (Shikago)

Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)
Chicago (a river in Illinois, United States)

Usage notes edit

On its own, this term most often refers to the city. To specifically refer to the city, append the suffix 市 (-shi, “city”). To specifically refer to the Chicago River, append the suffix 川 (-gawa, “river”).

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[2] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[3] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 5.0 ^5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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