東

/ɸiŋɡaɕi/ → /ɸiɡaɕi/ → /hiɡaɕi/
Sound shift from hingashi (see Etymology 2 below).
Now the standard word for east.

a historical red-light district in Edo located east of Edo Castle, today in Fukagawa, Kōtō, Tokyo prefecture


北

北 (canonical)
北 (canonical)
Kita (romanization)

Attributed to Old Japanese, although the exact phonetics are not clear, as the term is not cited in phonetic man'yōgana.
Ultimate derivation unknown.

Kita (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


港

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ja:港
ja:港区

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720. Reconstructed as deriving from Proto-Japonic *minato.
The traditional etymology that Japanese sources trace back to is a compound of 水 (mi-, “water”) + な (na, assimilated apophonic form of の (no, “genitive case marker”)) + 門 (to, “gate”).
* However, this does not correlate cleanly with the etymology of 水 (mizu, “water”), reconstructed as Proto-Japonic *mentu (“water”). Then again, there are numerous attested words where 水 (mi) is used as the first and last element in compounds, suggesting either that the derivation of 水 (mizu) might differ.
Vovin, on the other hand suggests that the initial mi- was 御 (mi-, “honorific prefix”), while -na- meant "water", possibly from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Compare 涙 (namida, “tears”), 菜葱, 水葱 (nagi, “Monochoria vaginalis”), 漬く (nazuku, “soak in water”, obsolete).
* However, this may present semantic difficulties, as any native formation like namida that proposes "water" for the initial nam and "eye" for a following component reverses the usual word-formation pattern for Japanese, where the main or head noun comes last. In addition, the na element appears in other words with no relation to "water", as an assimilated apophonic form of genitive particle の (no), seen in terms such as 掌 (tanagokoro, “palm of the hand”, literally “hand's heart/center”), 眼間 (manakai, “where the lines of sight of the eyes converge”, literally “eyes' exchanging/crossing”).

com

assimilated apophonic form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">の</i> (no, “genitive case marker”)

Minato (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


中央

ja-r

中(ちゅう)央(おう) (chūō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (中央):
* → Japanese: 中(ちゅう)央(おう) (chūō)
* → Korean: 중앙(中央) (jung'ang)
* → Vietnamese: trung ương (中央)

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ oŋ²⁴/

/t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯oŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ oŋ²⁴/

/t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ⁵³ oŋ⁵³/

/t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ ʒoŋ⁵³/

/tɔŋ³³ ɔŋ⁵⁴/

doeng¹ yorng¹ [Phonetic:doeng⁵ ngyorng¹]

/tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ⁵³³/

dyoeng¹ yoeng¹ [Phonetic:dyoeng⁵ ngyoeng¹]

/tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ŋ̍³³/

/tiɔŋ³³ ŋ̍³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³ iɔŋ³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ iaŋ³³/

/tã³³⁻²³ ŋ³³/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ iã²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ oŋ²⁴/

/t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯oŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ oŋ²⁴/

/t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ⁵³ oŋ⁵³/

/t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ ʒoŋ⁵³/

/tɔŋ³³ ɔŋ⁵⁴/

/tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ⁵³³/

/tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ŋ̍³³/

/tiɔŋ³³ ŋ̍³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³ iɔŋ³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ iaŋ³³/

/tã³³⁻²³ ŋ³³/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ iã²¹/

(～區) Chūō (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


中央

ja-pos

中(ちゅう)央(おう) • (Chūō)

From Middle Chinese compound 中央 (MC trjuwng 'jang, “lit. centre”).


秋葉原

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jyːn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jyːn²¹/

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

Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)


秋葉原

秋葉原 (canonical)
Akihabara (romanization)

→ English: Akihabara

→ Korean: 아키하바라 (akihabara)

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

a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, known for its commercial market of electronics and popular culture.


Akihabara

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

Akihabara means Field of Autumn Leaves, but the fields and leaves have all been replaced by electronics stores, and these days people call it Akiba or Electricity Town.

2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 311:

A neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods.


Narita

An international airport serving Tokyo, Japan.


Tokio

pl-prop

Tokio n (indeclinable, related adjective tokijski)

Tokyo (the capital and largest city of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


国立

Kunitachi (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


日の出

From 日(ひ) (hi, “sun”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 出(で) (de, “coming out”).

ja-com

Hinode (a town in Nishitama district, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


麻布

Most likely a compound of Old Japanese elements 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 生 (fu, “place where things grow”), given that the Azabu area was known in ancient times as a place for growing hemp or ramie.
This fu element also appears in terms such as 粟生 (awafu, “a field for growing millet”) and 豆生, 豆田 (mamefu, “a field for growing beans”). The use of 布 to spell the fu portion would be an example of ateji, probably influenced by the way that hemp is used to make cloth (布).
The reasons for the shift in pronunciation from asafu to azabu remain unclear.


鈴木

→ Chinese: 鈴木 /铃木 (Língmù)

→ English: Suzuki

→ French: Suzuki

→ Portuguese: Suzuki

Compound of 鈴(すず) (suzu, “bell”) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”).

ja-com

a neighborhood of Kodaira, Tokyo prefecture


新宿

/sɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).

(～區) Shinjuku (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


新宿

ja-pos

新(しん)宿(じゅく) • (Shinjuku) ^(←しんじゆく (Sinzyuku)?)

新宿 (canonical)
Shinjuku (romanization)
Sinzyuku (romanization)
しんじゆく (hiragana historical)

[ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨkɯ̟]


Iwo Jima

From the early modern Japanese misreading Iwōjima for 硫黄島 (Iwōtō, “Sulfur Island”), a calque of English Sulphur Island in accounts of James Cook's voyages, possibly originally from Early Modern Spanish Isla Sufre although the island was left unnamed by its first known discoverer Bernardo de la Torre.

Iwojima (alternative)
Iwo-Jima (alternative)
Io Jima (alternative)
Iō Jima (alternative)
Io-jima (alternative)
Iō-jima (alternative)
Iojima (alternative)
Iōjima (alternative)

Not many weeks before, during the battle for Iwo Jima, Joe Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, had taken his inspired photograph of the American flag being raised on Mount Suribachi.

1955, Harry S Truman, Memoirs of Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions, volume I, Signet Books, published 1965, →OCLC, →OL, page 82:

At Iwo Jima, code talkers passed over 800 error-free messages in a 48-hour period, according to the Congressional law honoring the program.

2019 January 16, Eric Levenson, “Alfred Newman, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 94”, in CNN:

A volcanic island in the Volcano Islands, in the North Pacific, now administered as part of Tokyo's Ogasawara Subprefecture and most famous for a major battle in World War II.


青山

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ san³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ san³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

Aoyama (a sub-district in Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


青山

青(あお)山(やま) • (Aoyama) ^(←あをやま (Awoyama)?)

青山 (canonical)
Aoyama (romanization)
Awoyama (romanization)
あをやま (hiragana historical)

Compound of 青 (ao, “blue or green; lush with life”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”).

compound

So named as the land was deeded to Aoyama Tadanari (青山忠成, d. 1613; Wikipedia article) by Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康, d. 1616; Wikipedia article)

Aoyama (a neighborhood in the north of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan)


川崎

→ Chinese: 川崎 (Chuānqí)

→ English: Kawasaki

→ Russian: Каваса́ки m (Kavasáki)

Compound of 川(かわ) (kawa, “river”) + 崎(さき) (saki, “headland”). Literally, “river cape”.

ja-com

Kawasaki (the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; a ward of Kawasaki; a station in Kawasaki); also:


帝劇

short for 帝国劇場 (Teikoku gekijō, “the Imperial Theatre”)


江戸川

ja-pos

江(え)戸(ど)川(がわ) • (Edogawa) ^(←えどがは (Edogafa)?)

江戸川 (canonical)
Edogawa (romanization)
Edogafa (romanization)
えどがは (hiragana historical)

From 江戸(えど) (Edo, old name of Tokyo) + 川(かわ) (kawa, suffix for names of rivers).

ja-compound

ja:江戸川 ja:江戸川区

Edogawa (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


河内

河内 (canonical)
Kōchi (romanization)
Kafuti (romanization)
かふち (hiragana historical)

Sound change of compound of 河(かわ) (kawa, “river”) + 内(うち) (uchi, “inside”). Literally, “in the river”.

ja-com

a neighborhood of Okutama, Tokyo prefecture


Chūō

Borrowed from Japanese 中央 (ちゅうおう, Chūō).

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.


江東

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 江東(こうとう) (kōtō, “Kōtō”)

ja-r

江東(こうとう) (kōtō, “Kōtō”)

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ toŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ toŋ²¹/

(～區) Kōtō (a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


江東

ja-pos

江(こう)東(とう) • (Kōtō)

Kōtō (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


芝浦

Shibaura (a district of Minato ward, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


品川

/pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/pɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/pɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

(～區) Shinagawa (one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


品川

Shinagawa (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


石川

石(いし)川(かわ) • (Ishikawa) ^(←いしかは (Isikafa)?)

石(いし)川(がわ) • (Ishigawa) ^(←いしがは (Isigafa)?)

石川 (canonical)
Ishikawa (romanization)
Isikafa (romanization)
いしかは (hiragana historical)
石川 (canonical)
Ishigawa (romanization)
Isigafa (romanization)
いしがは (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 石川 (Shíchuān)

→ English: Ishikawa, Ishigawa

[iɕiɡa̠β̞a̠]

Compound of 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-com

The neighborhoods of Hachiōji and Ōta, Tokyo prefecture


上原

ja-pos

上(うえ)原(はら) • (Uehara) ^(←うへはら (Ufefara)?)

上(うえ)原(ばら) • (Uebara) ^(←うへばら (Ufebara)?)

上(うわ)原(はら) • (Uwahara) ^(←うははら (Ufafara)?)

上(うわ)原(ばら) • (Uwabara) ^(←うはばら (Ufabara)?)

上(うわ)原(ばる) • (Uwabaru) ^(←うはばる (Ufabaru)?)

上原 (canonical)
Uehara (romanization)
Ufefara (romanization)
うへはら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uebara (romanization)
Ufebara (romanization)
うへばら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwahara (romanization)
Ufafara (romanization)
うははら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwabara (romanization)
Ufabara (romanization)
うはばら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwabaru (romanization)
Ufabaru (romanization)
うはばる (hiragana historical)

→ English: Uehara

[ɯ̟e̞ha̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟e̞ba̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ha̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ba̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ba̠ɾɯ̟]

The hara/haru changes to bara/baru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

a neighborhood of Shibuya, Tokyo prefecture


大田

/tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰiːn²¹/

/tai¹¹ t͡sʰɛŋ¹³/

/tai²¹ t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tiɛn²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² tiɛn²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan¹³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tiɛn¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ tiɛn²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ tiɛn²³/

/tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰiːn²¹/

/tai¹¹ t͡sʰɛŋ¹³/

/tai²¹ t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tiɛn²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² tiɛn²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan¹³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tiɛn¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ tiɛn²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ tiɛn²³/

(～區) Ōda (a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


大田

Ōta (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


岡田

岡田 (canonical)
Okada (romanization)
Wokada (romanization)
をかだ (hiragana historical)
岡田 (canonical)
Okata (romanization)
Wokata (romanization)
をかた (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 岡田 /冈田 (Gāngtián)

→ English: Okada

Compound of 岡(おか) (oka, “hillock”) + 田(た) (ta, “rice field”). The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-com

a neighborhood of Ōshima, Tokyo prefecture


神田

From a territory controlled by Shinto shrine.


渋谷

Shibuya (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


中野

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

(～區) Nakano (a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


日野

Hino (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


本郷

Hongō (a district of the ward of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan)


町田

Machida (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


和田

和(わ) (wa) + 田(た) (ta, literally “tranquil field”)

ja-compound

The neighborhoods of Suginami and Tama, Tokyo prefecture


赤坂

Literally "red hill", from 赤(あか) (aka, “red”) and 坂(さか) (saka, “hill”). The placename does not refer to any known specific hill, and may be reduced from an earlier 茜坂(あかねさか) (akanesaka, “madder hill”, literally “red root hill”).


足立

(～區) Adachi (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


羽田

羽田 (canonical)
Haneda (romanization)
羽田 (canonical)
Haneta (romanization)
羽田 (canonical)
Handa (romanization)

→ Chinese: 羽田 (Yǔtián)

a neighborhood and airport in Ōta, Tokyo prefecture


数馬

a village in Hinohara, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


国技館

国技館 (canonical)
Kokugikan (romanization)

国技 (kokugi, “national sport”) + 館 (-kan)


Nakano

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Nerima, Toshima, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Suginami special wards.


Shiba

An area of Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


浅草

Asakusa (a district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan)


荒川

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

(～區) Arakawa (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


石原

石原 (canonical)
Ishihara (romanization)
石原 (canonical)
Ishiwara (romanization)
石原 (canonical)
Ishibara (romanization)

→ Chinese: 石原 (Shíyuán)

→ English: Ishihara, Ishiwara

[iɕiβ̞a̠ɾa̠]

Compound of 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 原(はら) (hara, “field, meadow”). Literally, “stone meadow”.

ja-com

Ishiwara (several neighborhoods in Japan):

a neighborhood of Sumida, Tokyo prefecture


立川

/li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 立川 (Tachikawa).


三叉

Compound of 三つ (mitsu, “three”) + 叉 (mata, “fork, bifurcation”).

compound

an area along the Sumida River in Tokyo between the Shin Ōhashi and the Kiyosu-bashi bridges, near the inlet of the Onagi Canal


小笠原

ja-pos

小(お)笠(がさ)原(わら) • (Ogasawara) ^(←をがさはら (Wogasafara)?)

小笠原 (canonical)
Ogasawara (romanization)
Wogasafara (romanization)
をがさはら (hiragana historical)

Bonins (an island group of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

Bonins (a larger archipelago in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

Bonin (a village in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

Bonin (a subprefecture of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


千代田

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(～區) Chiyoda (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


國立

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ laːp̚²/

/kʷɔːk̚³ lɐp̚²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ lip̚³²/

/kɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ liʔ⁴/

/kɒʔ²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lip̚²⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lip̚¹²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ laːp̚²/

/kʷɔːk̚³ lɐp̚²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ lip̚³²/

/kɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ liʔ⁴/

/kɒʔ²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lip̚²⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lip̚¹²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/


池袋

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tɔːi̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tɔːi̯²²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 池(いけ)袋(ぶくろ) (Ikebukuro).


葛西

Compound of 葛(か) (ka) + 西(さい) (sai, “the west”), the former an abbreviation of 葛(かつ)飾(しか)郡(ぐん) (katsushika-gun, “Katsushika District”, in Shimōsa Province); originally referring to the western half of the district.

ja-r

(strictly) an area in southern Edogawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


豊島

豊島 (canonical)
Toshima (romanization)
豊島 (canonical)
Toyoshima (romanization)

Toshima (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


板橋

Itabashi (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


小平

Kodaira (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


八王子

Hachiōji (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Harajuku

/ˌhɑɹəˈd͡ʒuːku/

Borrowed from Japanese 原宿 (Harajuku, literally “lodging in the prairie”).

bor

A district of Shibuya ward, Tokyo, Japan.


原宿

/ɥɛn³⁵ su⁵¹/

/ɥɛn³⁵ su⁵¹/

1985, 許冠傑 [Sam Hui], “日本娃娃”performed by 許冠傑 [Sam Hui]:

I'll live in Harajuku and open up a sushi bar

sat⁶ hang⁴ zyu⁶ jyun⁴ suk¹ hoi¹ gaan¹ Sushi Bar

實行住原宿開間Sushi Bar

实行住原宿开间Sushi Bar

Harajuku (a neighborhood of Shibuya, Tokyo)


原宿

[ha̠ɾa̠ʑɨkɯ̟]

Literally "inn in the open fields", from 原(はら) (hara, “uncultivated field”) + 宿(しゅく) (shuku, “inn”).


Shibuya

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Shibuya.wav

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.

2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

شِيبُويَا

one of the special wards that form Tokyo


青梅

青梅 (canonical)
Ōme (romanization)
Awome (romanization)
あをめ (hiragana historical)


秋津

ja:秋津村 ja:秋津町 ja:秋津駅

Akitsu (a town in Higashimurayama, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Ota

Transliteration of Japanese 大田 (Ōta). The name of the ward of Tokyo comes from the first and last characters of 大森 (Ōmori) and 蒲田 (Kamata), respectively.

One of the 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Тиёда

Borrowed from Japanese 千代田 (ちよだ, Chiyoda).

bor+

Chiyoda (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Бункё

Borrowed from Japanese 文京 (ぶんきょう, Bunkyō).

ぶんきょう, Bunkyō

Bunkyō (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


文京

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

(～區) Bunkyō (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Минато

ru-proper noun

Мина́то • (Mináto) m inan (indeclinable)

Мина́то (canonical)
Mináto (romanization)

Minato (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Сугинами

Сугина́ми • (Suginámi) m inan (indeclinable)

Сугина́ми (canonical)
Suginámi (romanization)

[sʊɡʲɪˈnamʲɪ]

Borrowed from Japanese 杉並 (すぎなみ, Suginami).

bor+

Suginami (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


杉並

Suginami (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Bunkyō

bor

ぶんきょう, Bunkyō

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Kita, Arakawa, Taitō, Chiyoda, Shinjuku, and Toshima special wards.


Suginami

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Nerima, Nakano, Shibuya, Setagaya special wards, and two cities in Western Tokyo (Mitaka and Musashino).


Minato

Minato, Tokyo
Minato-ku, Nagoya
Minato-ku, Osaka

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Chiyoda, Shinagawa, Shibuya, and Shinjuku special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.


Chiyoda

Borrowed from Japanese 千(ち)代(よ)田(だ) (Chiyoda).

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Bunkyō, Taitō, Chūō, Minato, and Shinjuku special wards, and also the location of national-level government institutions.


Осима

ru-proper noun+

О́сима • (Ósima) f inan (genitive О́симы)

О́сима (canonical)
Ósima (romanization)
О́симы (genitive)
О́сима (nominative singular)
О́симы (genitive singular)
О́симе (dative singular)
О́симу (accusative singular)
О́симой (instrumental singular)
О́симою (instrumental singular)
О́симе (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 大島 (おおしま, Ōshima).

bor+

ru:Осима (округ, Токио)
ru:Осима (округ, Хоккайдо)
ru:Осима (остров)

Ōshima (one of 4 subprefectures of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Мусасино

ru-proper noun

Муса́сино • (Musásino) m inan (indeclinable)

Муса́сино (canonical)
Musásino (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 武蔵野 (むさしの, Musashino).

bor+

Musashino (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Kita

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi special wards.


Сибуя

Сибу́я (canonical)
Sibúja (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”)

Shibuya (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Сибуя (специальный район)


Тюо

Borrowed from Japanese 中央 (ちゅうおう, Chūō).

Chūō (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Тюо (специальный район)


Адати

Borrowed from Japanese 足立 (あだち, Adachi).

Adachi (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Аракава

ru-proper noun+

Арака́ва • (Arakáva) f inan (genitive Арака́вы)

Арака́ва (canonical)
Arakáva (romanization)
Арака́вы (genitive)
Арака́ва (nominative singular)
Арака́вы (genitive singular)
Арака́ве (dative singular)
Арака́ву (accusative singular)
Арака́вой (instrumental singular)
Арака́вою (instrumental singular)
Арака́ве (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 荒川 (あらかわ, Arakawa).

bor+

Arakawa (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Аракава (специальный район)


Синагава

ru-proper noun+

Синага́ва • (Sinagáva) f inan (genitive Синага́вы)

Синага́ва (canonical)
Sinagáva (romanization)
Синага́вы (genitive)
Синага́ва (nominative singular)
Синага́вы (genitive singular)
Синага́ве (dative singular)
Синага́ву (accusative singular)
Синага́вой (instrumental singular)
Синага́вою (instrumental singular)
Синага́ве (prepositional singular)

[sʲɪnɐˈɡavə]

Borrowed from Japanese 品川 (しながわ, Shinagawa).

bor+

Shinagawa (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Эдогава

ru-proper noun+

Эдога́ва • (Edogáva) f inan (genitive Эдога́вы)

Эдога́ва (canonical)
Edogáva (romanization)
Эдога́вы (genitive)
Эдога́ва (nominative singular)
Эдога́вы (genitive singular)
Эдога́ве (dative singular)
Эдога́ву (accusative singular)
Эдога́вой (instrumental singular)
Эдога́вою (instrumental singular)
Эдога́ве (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 江戸川 (えどがわ, Edogawa).

bor+

Edogawa (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Эдогава (специальный район)


Кита

Kita (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Кита (специальный район)


Синдзюку

ru-proper noun

Синдзю́ку • (Sindzjúku) m inan (indeclinable)

Синдзю́ку (canonical)
Sindzjúku (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 新宿 (しんじゅく, Shinjuku).

bor+

Shinjuku (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


武蔵野

武蔵野 (canonical)
Musashino (romanization)

武蔵(むさし) (Musashi, “Musashi Province”) + 野(の) (no, “plain”).

ja-compound

(~市) Musashino (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Итабаси

ru-proper noun

Итаба́си • (Itabási) m inan (indeclinable)

Итаба́си (canonical)
Itabási (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 板橋 (いたばし, Itabashi).

bor+

Itabashi (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Митака

ru-proper noun+

Мита́ка • (Mitáka) f inan (genitive Мита́ки)

Мита́ка (canonical)
Mitáka (romanization)
Мита́ки (genitive)
Мита́ка (nominative singular)
Мита́ки (genitive singular)
Мита́ке (dative singular)
Мита́ку (accusative singular)
Мита́кой (instrumental singular)
Мита́кою (instrumental singular)
Мита́ке (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 三鷹 (みたか, Mitaka).

Mitaka (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Мэгуро

ru-proper noun

Мэгу́ро • (Mɛgúro) m inan (indeclinable)

Мэгу́ро (canonical)
Mɛgúro (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 目黒 (めぐろ, Meguro).

Meguro (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Мияке

Мия́ке (canonical)
Mijákɛ (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 三宅 (みやけ, Miyake).

Miyake (one of 4 subprefectures of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Хатидзё

Хатидзё • (Xatidzjó) m inan (indeclinable)

[xətʲɪd͡zʲˈzʲɵ]

Borrowed from Japanese 八丈 (はちじょう, Hachijō).

bor+

Hachijō (one of 4 subprefectures of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Хатидзё (округ)


Огасавара

ru-proper noun+

Огасава́ра • (Ogasavára) f inan (genitive Огасава́ры)

Огасава́ра (canonical)
Ogasavára (romanization)
Огасава́ры (genitive)
Огасава́ра (nominative singular)
Огасава́ры (genitive singular)
Огасава́ре (dative singular)
Огасава́ру (accusative singular)
Огасава́рой (instrumental singular)
Огасава́рою (instrumental singular)
Огасава́ре (prepositional singular)

[ɐɡəsɐˈvarə]

Borrowed from Japanese 小笠原 (おがさわら, Ogasawara).

bor+

Ogasawara (one of 4 subprefectures of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Огасавара (округ)


Adachi

en-proper noun

Adachi (countable and uncountable, plural Adachis)

Borrowed from Japanese 足立(あだち) (Adachi).

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa, and Kita special wards.


Кацусика

ru-proper noun+

Кацуси́ка • (Kacusíka) f inan (genitive Кацуси́ки)

Кацуси́ка (canonical)
Kacusíka (romanization)
Кацуси́ки (genitive)
Кацуси́ка (nominative singular)
Кацуси́ки (genitive singular)
Кацуси́ке (dative singular)
Кацуси́ку (accusative singular)
Кацуси́кой (instrumental singular)
Кацуси́кою (instrumental singular)
Кацуси́ке (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 葛饰 (かつしか, Katsushika).

bor+

Katsushika (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Arakawa

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards.


Кото

Kōtō (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Кото (специальный район)


Футю

Borrowed from Japanese 府中 (ふちゅう, Fuchū).

ru:Футю (Токио)

Fuchū (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


府中

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ³³/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ³³/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 府中 (Fuchū).


府中

ja:府中市 (東京都)

several cities and towns in Japan
Fuchū (a city in Tokyo prefecture)


三鷹

/sän⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三(み)鷹(たか) (Mitaka, literally “Three Hawks”).

ja-r

(～市) Mitaka (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


三鷹

Compound of 三(み) (mi, “three”) + 鷹(たか) (taka, “hawks”).


Накано

ru-proper noun

Нака́но • (Nakáno) m inan (indeclinable)

Нака́но (canonical)
Nakáno (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 中野 (なかの, Nakano).

Nakano (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Накано (специальный район)


Edogawa

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Katsushika special ward, Chiba Prefecture, Kōtō, and Sumida special wards.


Shinjuku

Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.


Нэрима

ru-proper noun+

Нэри́ма • (Nɛríma) f inan (genitive Нэри́мы)

Нэри́ма (canonical)
Nɛríma (romanization)
Нэри́мы (genitive)
Нэри́ма (nominative singular)
Нэри́мы (genitive singular)
Нэри́ме (dative singular)
Нэри́му (accusative singular)
Нэри́мой (instrumental singular)
Нэри́мою (instrumental singular)
Нэри́ме (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 練馬 (ねりま, Nerima).

Nerima (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Ота

ru:Ота (город, Япония)
ru:Ота (специальный район)

Ōta (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


練馬

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 練(ねり)馬(ま) (nerima).

(～區) Nerima (one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


練馬

Nerima (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Сэтагая

ru-proper noun

Сэтага́я • (Sɛtagája) f inan (indeclinable)

Сэтага́я (canonical)
Sɛtagája (romanization)

Borrowed from Japanese 世田谷 (せたがや, Setagaya).

bor+

Setagaya (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Хино

Hino (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Хино (Токио)


台東

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 台東.

(～區) Taitō (a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


台東

Taitō (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Сумида

ru-proper noun+

Суми́да • (Sumída) f inan (genitive Суми́ды)

Суми́да (canonical)
Sumída (romanization)
Суми́ды (genitive)
Суми́да (nominative singular)
Суми́ды (genitive singular)
Суми́де (dative singular)
Суми́ду (accusative singular)
Суми́дой (instrumental singular)
Суми́дою (instrumental singular)
Суми́де (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 墨田 (すみだ, Sumida).

Sumida (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Sumida

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Katsushika, Edogawa, Kōtō, Chūō, Taitō, and Arakawa special wards.


Тайто

Borrowed from Japanese 台東 (たいとう, Taitō).

Taitō (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Тайто (специальный район)


Тосима

Тоси́ма • (Tosíma) f inan (genitive Тоси́мы)

Тоси́ма (canonical)
Tosíma (romanization)
Тоси́мы (genitive)
Тоси́ма (nominative singular)
Тоси́мы (genitive singular)
Тоси́ме (dative singular)
Тоси́му (accusative singular)
Тоси́мой (instrumental singular)
Тоси́мою (instrumental singular)
Тоси́ме (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 豊島 (としま, Toshima).

bor+

Toshima (one of 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

ru:Тосима (специальный район)


千歳

(historical) Chitose (a village in Kitatama district, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


歌舞伎町

ㄍㄜ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥ

ㄍㄜ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥ

/kɤ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kei̯²² tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kei̯²² tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き)町(ちょう) (Kabukichō).

Kabukicho (a district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan)


歌舞伎町

ja-pos

歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き)町(ちょう) • (Kabukichō) ^(←かぶきちやう (Kabukityau)?)

歌舞伎町 (canonical)
Kabukichō (romanization)
Kabukityau (romanization)
かぶきちやう (hiragana historical)

→ English: Kabukicho

[ka̠bɯ̟kʲi̥t͡ɕo̞ː]

歌舞伎 + 町. From being a district (町 (“town”)) that developed around a proposed kabuki (歌舞伎) theatre, although the theatre was never built.


Bonin

From French Bonin in an 1817 monograph on the islands by the French scholar Rémusat, misunderstanding Japanese 無人島 (mujintō, “desert island”) as a proper name for the Ogasawaras, misreading the kanji as the related pronunciation buninjima, and then mistranscribing the vowel into French.

Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc

An archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc administered as Ogasawara (a subprefecture of Tokyo prefecture, Japan).

小笠原

archipelago in the Western Pacific, part of Japan

Ogasawara Subprefecture

the prefecture includes the nearby Volano Islands


東村山

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 東(ひがし)村(むら)山(やま) (Higashimurayama, literally “East Village Mountain”).

ja-r

(～市) Higashimurayama (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


東村山

東村山 (canonical)
Higashimurayama (romanization)

Compound of 東(ひがし) (higashi, “east”) + 村(むら) (mura, “village”) + 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”).


六本木

[ɾo̞p̚põ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Literally "six trees", generally considered to be in reference to six old zelkovas that used to stand in the area.


新橋

Compound of 新(しん) (shin, “new”) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

com-ja

a former bridge over the Shiodome River in Shinbashi district, Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan

a bridge's former name over the Kanda River in Nakano, Tokyo prefecture, Japan

a commercial district of Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan

a hanamachi in Ginza district, Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


丸の内

丸の内 (canonical)
Marunouchi (romanization)
丸ノ内 (alternative)

[ma̠ɾɯ̟no̞ɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Literally “inside the circle”, from 丸(まる) (maru, “circle”) and 内(うち) (uchi, “inside”); originally in reference to the moat surrounding the area.

Marunouchi (a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo)


墨田

Sumida (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


虎ノ門

ja-pos

虎(とら)ノ門(もん) or 虎(とら)ノ門(もん) • (Toranomon)

虎ノ門 (canonical)
Toranomon (romanization)

Toranomon (a region of Minato, Tokyo, Japan)


硫黃島

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄠˇ

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄠˇ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ tou̯³⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Iwo Jima (an island of Ogasawara, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


築地

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti⁵¹/


築地

築地 (canonical)
Tsukiji (romanization)
Tukidi (romanization)
つきぢ (hiragana historical)


汐留

Shiodome (an area of Minato special ward, Tokyo, Japan)


神樂坂

/ʂən³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂən³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 神楽(かぐら)坂(ざか) (Kagurazaka). Originally a surname popular among Japanese Google+ users due to Google+'s strict username policy. Popularized in China by Taiwanese male-to-female crossdresser 神楽坂雯麗. (Lo, 2021)

Kagurazaka (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)


神楽坂

神楽坂 (canonical)
Kagurazaka (romanization)


世田谷

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 世田谷 (Setagaya).

obor

(～區) Setagaya (one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


世田谷

Setagaya (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


葛飾

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(～區) Katsushika (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


葛飾

葛飾 (canonical)
Katsushika (romanization)


江戶川

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 江(え)戸(ど)川(がわ) (Edogawa).

(～區) Edogawa (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


Kabukicho

From Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built).

bor

Kabuki-cho (alternative)
Kabuki-chō (alternative)
Kabuki-Cho (alternative)
Kabuki Cho (alternative)

A district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan; an entertainment, gambling, and red light district.


Kabukicho

Borrowed from Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built).

bor+

Kabukicho, Kabukichō (a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan)


澀谷

/sɤ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/səʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/sɤ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/səʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 渋(しぶ)谷(や) (Shibuya). The popular Cantonese reading is based on reading 渋 as the graphically similar 涉 (sip3).

(～區) Shibuya (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


佃島

佃島 (canonical)
Tsukudajima (romanization)

a food said to originate from the island


浅草寺

[sẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːʑi]


Setagaya

Borrowed from Japanese 世(せ)田(た)谷(がや) (Setagaya).

One of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


新木場

[ɕĩŋʲkʲiba̠]

Shin-Kiba (an area of Kōtō ward, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


六郷

ja-pos

六(ろく)郷(ごう) • (Rokugō) ^(←ろくがう (Rokugau)?)

六郷 (canonical)
Rokugō (romanization)
Rokugau (romanization)
ろくがう (hiragana historical)

(historical) Rokugō (a town in Ebara district, Tokyo prefecture)


港區

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

Minato (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


下北澤

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄟˇ ㄗㄜˊ

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄟˇ ㄗㄜˊ

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 下北沢(しもきたざわ) (Shimokitazawa).

Shimokitazawa (a neighborhood of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)


下北沢

下北沢 (canonical)
Shimokitazawa (romanization)


五反田

From 五 (go, “five”) + 反 (tan, a unit of measurement equal to about 1000 square metres, also spelled 段) + 田 (ta, “field”), literally “five-tan field”. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Named after the fact that fields in the area used to be divided into plots of five tan.

com

a unit of measurement equal to about 1000 square metres, also spelled <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">段</i>


中神

The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Nakagami (places in Japan):
a station in Akishima, Tokyo prefecture


Ginza

A district of Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known for its upscale shops and restaurants.


Mitaka

Borrowed from Japanese 三(み)鷹(たか) (Mitaka, literally “Three Hawks”).


青ヶ島

青ヶ島 (canonical)
Aogashima (romanization)

an island of the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan


日本橋

日本橋 (canonical)
Nihonbashi (romanization)

日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon, “Japan”) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

Nihonbashi, a business district of Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, surrounding a famous bridge of the same name

Nihonbashi (Chūō bridge), a bridge over the Nihonbashi River in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan

Nihonbashi (Ward)
Nihonbashi (Ward)#English

Nihonbashi (Ward) (one of 35 former special wards in Tokyo City, Tokyo prefecture, Japan from about 1889 to 1947)

Nihonbashi (Hanamachi), a hanamachi that once existed from Yaesu to Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


Nihonbashi

Borrowed from Japanese 日本橋(にほんばし) (Nihonbashi). Doublet of Nipponbashi.

A business district of Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, surrounding a famous bridge of the same name


Ikebukuro

Borrowed from Japanese 池(いけ)袋(ぶくろ) (Ikebukuro).

A district of Toshima, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Higashimurayama

Borrowed from Japanese 東(ひがし)村(むら)山(やま) (Higashimurayama, literally “East Village Mountain”).


Ogasawara

A village and subprefecture of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Koto

Kōtō (alternative)
Koto City (alternative)

A special ward in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Kamata

A neighborhood of Ōta, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


日比谷

Hibiya (a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)


永田町

永田町 (canonical)
Nagatachō (romanization)


有楽町

有楽町 (canonical)
Yūrakuchō (romanization)


月島

月島 (canonical)
Tsukishima (romanization)


Toranomon

A neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Hibiya

A neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Aomi

A neighborhood of Kōtō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Akabane

A neighborhood of Kita, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Nippori

A district of Arakawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Komagome

A neighborhood of Toshima, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Ogikubo

A neighborhood of Suginami, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


Yoyogi

A neighborhood of Shibuya, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


千住

Senju (a district of Adachi, Tokyo, Japan)


Yaesu

A neighborhood of Chuō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.


南鳥島

南鳥島 (canonical)
Minamitorishima (romanization)

Minamitorishima (an Island in Ogasawara, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


神津島

神津島 (canonical)
Kōzushima (romanization)

Kōzushima (an island of the Izu Islands, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)


式根島

式根島 (canonical)
Shikinejima (romanization)

an island of the Izu Islands, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


聟島

an island of the Bonin Islands, Tokyo prefecture, Japan


媒島

媒島 (canonical)
Nakōdojima (romanization)


아키하바라

From Japanese 秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) (Akihabara).

아키하바라 역

Akihabara (a region of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)


고지마치

고지마치 역

Kojimachi (a region of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)


Katsushika

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.