祇園

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祇	園
ぎ Jinmeiyō	おん Grade: 2
goon

祇園にある八坂神社: Yasaka Shrine in the Gion district of Kyoto

Etymology

/ɡiwon/ → /ɡion/

Calque of Sanskrit जेतवन (Jetavana, literally “grove of Jeta”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎおん [gìóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲiõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

祇(ぎ)園(おん) • (Gion) ^{←ぎをん (Giwon)?}

1. Gion (a district of Kyoto)
2. (Buddhism) Clipping of 祇園精舎 (Gion-shōja) or 祇樹給孤独園 (Giju gikkodokuon): Jetavana, a Buddhist monastery in India
3. a surname

Derived terms

• 祇園(ぎおん)町(ちょう) (Gionchō)

References

• Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN