中央

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中(ちゅう)央(おう) (chūō)

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/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)


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)


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)


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)


江東

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

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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)


品川

/pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/pɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/pɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

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


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)


中野

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

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


足立

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


荒川

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

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


立川

/li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 立川 (Tachikawa).


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).


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)


文京

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

(～區) Bunkyō (one of 23 special wards 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).


三鷹

/sän⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

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

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(～市) Mitaka (a city in 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)


台東

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 台東.

(～區) Taitō (a special ward of 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)


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”).

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


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)


世田谷

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 世田谷 (Setagaya).

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(～區) Setagaya (one of the 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)


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)


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)


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)