二宮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
二	宮
に Grade: 1	ぐう Grade: 3
goon	kan'yōon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にぐう [nìgúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡɯ̟ᵝː]

Proper noun

二(に)宮(ぐう) • (Nigū) 

1. the 中宮 (Chūgū, “Empress Consort's Palace at the center”) and 東宮 (Tōgū, “Crown Prince's Palace to the east”)

See also

• 一(いちの)宮(みや) (Ichinomiya)
• 三(さんの)宮(みや) (Sannomiya)
• 四(しの)宮(みや) (Shinomiya)
• 七(しちの)宮(みや) (Shichinomiya)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
二	宮
に(の) Grade: 1	みや Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

二 +‎ の +‎ 宮

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にのみや [nìnóꜜmìyà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ino̞mʲija̠]

Proper noun

二(にの)宮(みや) • (Ninomiya) 

1. a place name
   1. A town in Haga district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Asia
   2. A town in Naka district, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Asia
2. a surname