Japanese

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Alternative spelling
市俄古 (obsolete)
 シカゴ (曖昧さ回避) on Japanese Wikipedia
 
シカゴ (Shikago): various sights from around Chicago.

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Chicago.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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シカゴ (Shikago

  1. Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)
  2. Chicago (a river in Illinois, United States)

Usage notes

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On its own, this term most often refers to the city. To specifically refer to the city, append the suffix (-shi, city). To specifically refer to the Chicago River, append the suffix (-gawa, river).

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN