日本アルプス
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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日 | 本 |
に Grade: 1 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
irregular | goon |
Kanji in this term | |
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日 | 本 |
にち > にっ Grade: 1 |
ほん > ぽん Grade: 1 |
goon |
Etymology edit
Compound of 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) + アルプス (Arupusu, “Alps”). Coined by British archaeologist William Gowland.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
日本アルプス or 日本アルプス • (Nihon Arupusu or Nippon Arupusu)
- Japanese Alps: a general name for 北アルプス (Kita Arupusu, “Northern Alps / Hida Mountains”), 中央アルプス (Chūō Arupusu, “Central Alps / Kiso Mountains”) and 南アルプス (Minami Arupusu, “Southern Alps / Akaishi Mountains”)
References edit
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN