葵

葵 (canonical)
Aoi (romanization)
afufi (romanization)
あふひ (hiragana historical)

The neighborhoods of Naka and Higashi, Nagoya and of Okazaki and Nishio; in Aichi Prefecture.


Nagoya

The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.


名古屋

/miŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ kuː³⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/miŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ kuː³⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya).

(～市) Nagoya (the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan)


名古屋

→ Chinese: 名古屋 (Mínggǔwū)

→ English: Nagoya

→ Hindi: नागोया (nāgoyā)

→ Russian: Наго́я f (Nagója)

→ Thai: นาโงยะ (naa-ngoo-yá)

Uncertain origins, although there are multiple theories.
* From 和や (nagoya, “mild, calm, warm”, possibly obsolete in modern usage; the stem or precursor form of modern 和やか (nagoyaka)), in reference to either the clement weather or the relative calmness of the harbor.
* From a compound of 和 (nago-, “calm, mild, warm”, stem of adjectives 和し (nagoshi, “calm”, Classical) and 和やか (nagoyaka) and of verb 和む (nagomu, “to become calm”)) + 谷 (ya, “valley”), in reference to the local topography.
* A sound shift from 根小屋 (negoya, literally “root huts”), in reference to the start of the town as a collection of smaller houses at the root or foot of the mountains.
* By extension from 那古 (Nago), a place in Osaka mentioned in the Man'yōshū of 759. The name "Nagoya" in reference to the geographical area of the modern city is first mentioned in the late Kamakura period (early 1300s)) as 那古野荘 (Nagoya-shō, literally “Nago Field Villa”), an agricultural estate developed earlier in the late Heian period (late 1100s).
: That said, the nago portion of the placename in Osaka is in turn likely from the same adjective root as above.

compound

Heian period
Kamakura period
Man'yōshū
Nagoya
名古屋


Aichi

آيْتْشِي

Aichi prefecture, in Southern central of Japan


Aichi

Aichi (a prefecture in south-central Japan)


桜井

ja-pos

桜(さくら)井(い) • (Sakurai) ^(←さくらゐ (sakurawi)?)

桜井 (canonical)
Sakurai (romanization)
sakurawi (romanization)
さくらゐ (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 櫻井／樱井 (Yīngjǐng)

→ English: Sakurai

A neighborhood of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture.


立花

立花 (canonical)
Rikka (romanization)
ritukwa (romanization)
りつくわ (hiragana historical)

/rikkwa/ → /rikka/
Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 立花 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”) or 立華 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”).
Alternatively, coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components.


永野

The neighborhoods of Toyota and Kōta, Aichi Prefecture.


島田

島田 (canonical)
Shimada (romanization)
島田 (canonical)
Shimata (romanization)

→ Chinese: 島田／岛田 (Dǎotián)

→ English: Shimada

Compound of 島(しま) (shima, “island”) + 田(た) (ta, “rice field”). Literally, “island-like field”. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-com

A neighborhood of Tenpaku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.


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).

A neighborhood of Chita, Aichi Prefecture.


上原

上原 (canonical)
Kamihara (romanization)
上原 (canonical)
Kanbara (romanization)
上原 (canonical)
Kanbaru (romanization)

[kã̠mba̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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

A neighborhood of Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture.


石川

ja-pos

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

[iɕiɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

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 Mizuho, Nagoya and of Taketoyo, in Aichi Prefecture.


西岡

ja-pos

西(にし)岡(おか) • (Nishioka) ^(←にしをか (nisiwoka)?)

西岡 (canonical)
Nishioka (romanization)
nisiwoka (romanization)
にしをか (hiragana historical)

→ English: Nishioka

Compound of 西(にし) (nishi, “the west”) + 岡(おか) (oka, “hillock”), literally, “hill on the west”.

ja-com

A neighborhood of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.


三上

三(み) (mi) + 上(かみ) (kami, literally “three high (things)”). Attested from at least the 10th century.

ja-compound

A neighborhood of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.


前田

前田 (canonical)
Maeda (romanization)
mafeda (romanization)
まへだ (hiragana historical)
前田 (canonical)
Maeta (romanization)
mafeta (romanization)
まへた (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 前田 (Qiántián)

→ English: Maeda

Maeda (multiple neighborhoods in Japan):

The neighborhoods of Inazawa and of Taketoyo, Chita district, in Aichi Prefecture.


古田

古田 (canonical)
Kota (romanization)
古田 (canonical)
Koda (romanization)

The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Koda (a neighborhood of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


矢野

A neighborhood of Yawatahama, Aichi Prefecture.


嶋田

Shimada (a neighborhood of Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


羽田

羽田 (canonical)
Hata (romanization)
羽田 (canonical)
Hada (romanization)

→ English: Hata, Hada

Hada (a neighborhood of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


藤森

ja-pos

藤(ふじ)森(もり) • (Fujimori) ^(←ふぢもり (fudimori)?)

藤森 (canonical)
Fujimori (romanization)
fudimori (romanization)
ふぢもり (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟ᵝʑimo̞ɾʲi]

Compound of 藤(ふじ) (fuji, “Japanese wisteria”) + 森(もり) (mori, “forest”). Literally, “wisteria forest”.

ja-com

Fujimori (a neighborhood of Meitō, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


愛知

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/


奥田

The neighborhoods of Inazawa and Nishio and of Mihama, Aichi Prefecture.


志賀

→ Chinese: 志賀／志贺 (Zhìhè)

→ English: Shiga

Superficially 志(し) (shi, “determination”) + 賀(が) (ga, “celebration”). Shiga, the area near Lake Biwa, was the site of Emperor Tenchi’s palace in the late 7th century. In waka poetry 志賀 is often used to evoke nostalgia for the ancient empire.
Compare 滋賀 (Shiga).

neighborhoods of Kita ward, Nagoya, and of Toyota, in Aichi Prefecture


沖田

Compound of 沖(おき) (oki, “distant place of a field”) + 田(た) (ta, “field, paddy”).

A neighborhood of Nakamura ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.


熊田

熊田 (canonical)
Kumada (romanization)
熊田 (canonical)
Kumata (romanization)

→ English: Kumada

From compound of くま (kuma, “curved place, corner”) + 田(た) (ta, “field, paddy”), literally, “winding (rice) field”. The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The kanji 熊 (kuma, “bear”) is an ateji (当て字) of くま.

A neighborhood of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.


Нагоя

ru-proper noun

Наго́я • (Nagója) f inan (indeclinable, relational adjective наго́йский)

Наго́я (canonical)
Nagója (romanization)
наго́йский (adjective relational)

Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋 (なごや, Nagoya).

bor+

Nagoya (the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


揚羽

Compound of 揚(あ)げ (age, “raising”) + 羽(は) (ha, “feather”)

ja-compound

A neighbourhood of Chikusaku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan


熱田

Atsuta (a ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


市田

The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


神代

神代 (canonical)
Kamishiro (romanization)
神代 (canonical)
Kajiro (romanization)
神代 (canonical)
Kashiro (romanization)

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


नागोया

hi-proper noun

नागोया • (nāgoyā) ?


나고야

[~시(市)] Nagoya (the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


ไอจิ

th-proper noun

ไอจิ • (ai-jì)

/ʔaj˧.t͡ɕiʔ˨˩/

จังหวัดไอจิ
jang-wàt ai-jì
Aichi prefecture

Aichi (a prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan)


นาโงยะ

นครนาโงยะ