あこう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
榕 雀榕

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​こー [áꜜkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) あこー [àkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ko̞ː]

Noun

あこう or アコウ • (akō) ^{←あかほ (akafo)?}

1. Ficus superba var. japonica

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of あこう – see the following entry.

【亜綱】 [noun] (taxonomy) subclass

(This term, あこう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as あこう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あこう.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of あこう – see the following entries.

【赤穂】 [proper noun] (historical) A domain in Japan [proper noun] A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] A district of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan [proper noun] A town in Akō district, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

【阿猴】 [proper noun] (historical) Akō (a former village and subprefecture in Taiwan under Japanese rule) Alternative spelling アコウ

【阿緱】 [proper noun] (historical) Akō (a subprefecture in Takao prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule) Alternative spelling アコウ

【亜港】 [proper noun] (historical) Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)

(This term, あこう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as あこう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あこう.)