熱海
Chinese edit
heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up |
ocean; sea | ||
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trad. (熱海) | 熱 | 海 | |
simp. (热海) | 热 | 海 | |
Literally: “hot sea”. |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 熱海 (Atami).
Proper noun edit
熱海
Etymology 2 edit
Semantically, compare Kyrgyz Ысык-Көл (Isık-Köl, literally “hot lake”).
Proper noun edit
熱海
- (historical, obsolete, used in the Tang dynasty) Issyk Kul (a large freshwater lake in modern-day eastern Kyrgyzstan)
Synonyms edit
- 伊塞克湖 (Yīsàikè Hú)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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熱 | 海 |
あたみ | |
Grade: 4 | Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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熱海 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
The original name of the place, 阿多美 (Atami), was changed to 熱海 (Atami) (lit., "hot sea") by the Edo period because of the hot springs in this area.