秋葉原

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	leaf; page	former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
trad. (秋葉原)		秋	葉	原
simp. (秋叶原)		秋	叶	原

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) (Akihabara).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiūyèyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ jip⁶ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiūyèyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciouyèyuán
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻiu¹-yeh⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: Chyōu-yè-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chiouyehyuan
    • Palladius: Цюеюань (Cjujejuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ jip⁶ jyun⁴
    • Yale: chāu yihp yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ jip⁹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ yib⁶ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jyːn²¹/

Proper noun

秋葉原

1. Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秋	葉	原
あき Grade: 2	は Grade: 3	はら > ばら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Formerly 秋葉ヶ原 (Akibagahara), named after 秋葉神社 (Akiba Jinja, “Akiba Shrine”) where fires once commonly break out during the early Meiji period.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あきはばら [àkíháꜜbàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲiha̠ba̠ɾa̠]

Proper noun

秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) • (Akihabara) 

1. a commercial district in Tokyo, known for its market of electronics and popular culture

   Synonym: 秋葉, アキバ (Akiba)

Descendants

• → English: Akihabara