松平

Chinese

		pine	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
trad. (松平)		松	平
simp. #(松平)		松	平

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sōngpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sōngpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Songpíng
    • Wade–Giles: Sung¹-pʻing²
    • Yale: Sūng-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Songpyng
    • Palladius: Сунпин (Sunpin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

松平

1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 松平, Matsudaira

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松	平
まつ Grade: 4	たいら > だいら Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) +‎ 平 (taira, “plain”).

The surname comes from their origin from the historical township of Matsudaira in Mikawa Province.

Proper noun

松(まつ)平(だいら) • (Matsudaira) 

1. a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
2. a surname, especially the older name for the Tokugawa before their rise to power during the Edo period