原口

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
原 口
げん
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 1
kan’on

Compound of 原(げん) (gen, “origin”) + 口(こう) (kō, “mouth; opening”). Literally, “primitive mouth”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げんこー [gèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

原(げん)口(こう) • (genkō) 

  1. (embryology) blastopore

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
原 口
はら
Grade: 2		 くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 原(はら) (hara, “field, plain”) + 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth; opening”). Literally, “field opening”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はら​ぐち [hàráꜜgùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Proper noun

原(はら)口(ぐち) • (Haraguchi) 

  1. Haraguchi (several places in Japan):
    1. The towns in Isahaya, Ōmura and Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture.
    2. A neighborhood of Matsumae, Matsumae district, Hokkaido prefecture.
    3. A neighborhood of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture.
  2. a surname
    原(はら)口(ぐち)直(なお)樹(き)
    Haraguchi Naoki
    Naoki Haraguchi, orthopedic surgeon known for the Haraguchi classification

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
原 口
はる
Grade: 2		 くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

原(はる)口(ぐち) • (Haruguchi) 

  1. Haruguchi (a neighborhood of Nagomi, Tamana district, Kumamoto Prefecture)
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