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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
はし > ばし
Grade: 3
nanori goon kun'yomi

()(ほん) (Nihon, Japan) + (はし) (hashi, bridge). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ほんばし [nìhóńbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞mba̠ɕi]

Proper noun

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()(ほん)(ばし) (Nihonbashi

  1. Nihonbashi, A business district of Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, surrounding a famous bridge of the same name
  2. Nihonbashi (Chūō bridge), A bridge over the Nihonbashi River in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan
  3. Nihonbashi (Hanamachi), A hanamachi that once existed from Yaesu to Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan
  4. Nihonbashi (Nakagawa bridge), A bridge over the Nakagawa River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  5. A bridge over the Yoshida River canal that once existed in Ōdōri Park in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  6. Japanese Bridge (Lai Viễn Kiều), A footbridge with a temple atop built by Japanese merchants in 1593 in Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
にち > にっ
Grade: 1
ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1
はし > ばし
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi

(にっ)(ぽん) (Nippon, Japan) + (はし) (hashi, bridge). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っぽんばし [nìppóńbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞mba̠ɕi]

Proper noun

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(にっ)(ぽん)(ばし) (Nipponbashi

  1. Nipponbashi, A shopping district in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
  2. Nipponbashi (Osaka bridge), A bridge over the Dōtonbori canal in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
  3. Nipponbashi (Nakagawa bridge), A bridge over the Nakagawa River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  4. A bridge over the Yoshida River canal that once existed in Ōdōri Park in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
もと
Grade: 1
はし > ばし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

() (hi) + (もと) (moto) + (はし) (hashi, bridge). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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()(もと)(ばし) (Himotobashi

  1. Himotobashi (Fukushima), A bridge over the Gohyaku River on the Asakano Bypass of the Japan National Route 4 highway in Koriyama & Hongu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan