原口

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
原	口
げん Grade: 2	こう Grade: 1
kan’on

Compound of 原(げん) (gen, “origin”) + 口(こう) (kō, “mouth; opening”). Literally, “primitive mouth”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんこー [gèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

原(げん)口(こう) • (genkō) 

1. (embryology) blastopore

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
原	口
はら Grade: 2	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 原(はら) (hara, “field, plain”) + 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth; opening”). Literally, “field opening”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はら​ぐち [hàráꜜgùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Proper noun

原(はら)口(ぐち) • (Haraguchi) 

1. Haraguchi (several places in Japan):
   1. The towns in Isahaya, Ōmura and Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Matsumae, Matsumae district, Hokkaido prefecture.
   3. A neighborhood of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture.
2. a surname

   原(はら)口(ぐち)直(なお)樹(き)

   Haraguchi Naoki

   Naoki Haraguchi, orthopedic surgeon known for the Haraguchi classification

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
原	口
はる Grade: 2	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

原(はる)口(ぐち) • (Haruguchi) 

1. Haruguchi (a neighborhood of Nagomi, Tamana district, Kumamoto Prefecture)