西蔵

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
西 蔵
せい
Grade: 2
ぞう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
西藏 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 西藏 (Xīzàng).

Proper noun

西(せい)蔵(ぞう) • (Seizō) ←せいざう (seizau)?

  1. (rare) Synonym of チベット (Chibetto, “Tibet”); Xizang

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
西 蔵
ち
Grade: 2
べっと
Grade: 6
irregular
Alternative spelling
西藏 (kyūjitai)

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 西藏 (Xīzàng)

Proper noun

西蔵(チベット) • (Chibetto) 

  1. Rare spelling of チベット (“Tibet”).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.