See also: 鹿児島 and 鹿儿岛

Chinese edit

deer son; child; diminutive suffix island
trad. (鹿兒島) 鹿
simp. (鹿儿岛) 鹿
 
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Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鹿児島 (Kagoshima).

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

鹿兒島

  1. () Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
  2. () Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 4
こ > ご
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun edit

鹿()()(しま) (Kagoshima

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagoshima): Kagoshima

Okinawan edit

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 4
く > ぐ
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3

Proper noun edit

鹿()()(しま) (Kagushima

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagushima, Kagoshima)