五島

Chinese

five island
trad. (五島) 五 島
simp. (五岛) 五 岛

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 五島 (Gotō).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

五島

  1. (~市) Gotō (a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五 島
ご
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
kan’on

Etymology

五 +‎ 島

Noun

五(ご)島(とう) • (gotō) ←ごたう (gotau)?

  1. (literal) five islands

Proper noun

五(ご)島(とう) • (Gotō) ←ごたう (Gotau)?

  1. Short for 五島列島 (Gotō Rettō, “Gotō Islands”).
  2. A city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
  3. a surname

See also

  • 上(かみ)五(ご)島(とう) (Kamigotō)
  • ゴトウイカ (Gotō ika)
  • ゴトウクジラ (Gotō kujira)
  • ゴトウズルメ (Gotōzurume)
  • ゴトウマグロ (Gotō maguro)
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