剣橋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剣	橋
けん Grade: S (ateji)	Grade: 3
kan’on	irregular

Alternative spelling
劍橋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 剣(けん) (ken) and 橋 (“bridge”). 剣(けん) (ken) is ateji, and 橋 is calque of English bridge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞mbɯ̟ᵝɾʲid̚d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

剣橋(ケンブリッジ) • (Kenburijji) 

1. (rare) Synonym of ケンブリッジ (Kenburijji, “Cambridge”)