鹿兒島

See also: 鹿児島 and 鹿儿岛

Chinese

deer son; child; diminutive suffix island
trad. (鹿兒島) 鹿 兒 島
simp. (鹿儿岛) 鹿 儿 岛

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鹿児島 (Kagoshima).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

鹿兒島

  1. (~縣) Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
  2. (~市) Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹿 兒 島
か
Grade: 4
こ > ご
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun

鹿(か)兒(ご)島(しま) • (Kagoshima) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagoshima): Kagoshima

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
鹿 兒 島
か
Grade: 4
く > ぐ
Jinmeiyō
しま
Grade: 3

Proper noun

鹿(か)兒(ぐ)島(しま) (Kagushima) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 鹿児島 (Kagushima, “Kagoshima”)
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