源氏名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
源	氏	名
げん Grade: 6	し > じ Grade: 4	な Grade: 1
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 源氏(げんじ) (Genji) + 名(na) (na).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんじ​な [gèńjíꜜnà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑina̠]

Noun

源(げん)氏(じ)名(な) • (Genji-na) ^{←げんじな (genzina)?}

1. nickname, historically used by courtesan and prostitutes and today also used by women who work in bars and nightclubs