"くが" meaning in Japanese

See くが in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kɯ̟ɡa̠] Forms: Kuga [romanization]
Etymology: *⟨kunuga⟩ → /kunuɡa/ → */kunɡa/ → /kuɡa/ From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. Shift from Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga), also attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE and itself a compound of 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|land area}}, {{IPAfont|⟨kunuga⟩}} ⟨kunuga⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=くが}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{der|ja|ojp|陸|tr=*kunuga}} Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{com|ja|国|処|pos1=compounding form, not used in isolation|pos2=suffix indicating place|t1=country, land|tr1=kunu-|tr2=-ka}} 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place), {{sortkey|ja|くが}} くか', {{rendaku2|ka|ga}} The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} くが • (Kuga)
  1. 陸: a surname
    Sense id: en-くが-ja-name-K6boujj7 Categories (other): Japanese surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [kɯ̟ɡa̠] Forms: Kuga [romanization]
Etymology: Derivation uncertain. Might be related to 陸 (kuga, “land area”). The district was formed in 721, and is mentioned in the Man'yōshū poetry collection of 759. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|place name}} Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} くが • (Kuga)
  1. 玖珂: a place name: a 郡 (gun, “district”) in Yamaguchi Prefecture
    Sense id: en-くが-ja-name-4vs72cOz Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 80 10 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 6 75 10 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 77 14 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 77 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 83 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 82 12 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟ɡa̠] Forms: kuga [romanization]
Etymology: *⟨kunuga⟩ → /kunuɡa/ → */kunɡa/ → /kuɡa/ From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. Shift from Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga), also attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE and itself a compound of 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|land area}}, {{IPAfont|⟨kunuga⟩}} ⟨kunuga⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=くが}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{der|ja|ojp|陸|tr=*kunuga}} Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{com|ja|国|処|pos1=compounding form, not used in isolation|pos2=suffix indicating place|t1=country, land|tr1=kunu-|tr2=-ka}} 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place), {{sortkey|ja|くが}} くか', {{rendaku2|ka|ga}} The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun}} くが • (kuga)
  1. 陸: the land, the land portion of an area, as opposed to seas, rivers, lakes, swamps, etc.
    Sense id: en-くが-ja-noun-AaPW~2t9 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 50 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 55 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 30 42 27
  2. 陸: (archaic, possibly obsolete) an overland route, as opposed to an oversea route Synonyms: 陸路
    Sense id: en-くが-ja-noun-wU6r-Pmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "name": "CE"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "国",
        "3": "処",
        "pos1": "compounding form, not used in isolation",
        "pos2": "suffix indicating place",
        "t1": "country, land",
        "tr1": "kunu-",
        "tr2": "-ka"
      },
      "expansion": "国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "くが"
      },
      "expansion": "くか'",
      "name": "sortkey"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ka",
        "2": "ga"
      },
      "expansion": "The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "*⟨kunuga⟩ → /kunuɡa/ → */kunɡa/ → /kuɡa/\nFrom Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.\nShift from Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga), also attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE and itself a compound of 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) + 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kuga",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper"
      },
      "expansion": "くが • (Kuga)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "陸: a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "陸",
          "陸#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くが"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ɡa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen#Online_search_engines",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "くが"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "place name"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derivation uncertain. Might be related to 陸 (kuga, “land area”).\nThe district was formed in 721, and is mentioned in the Man'yōshū poetry collection of 759.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kuga",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper"
      },
      "expansion": "くが • (Kuga)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "玖珂: a place name: a 郡 (gun, “district”) in Yamaguchi Prefecture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "玖珂",
          "玖珂#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "郡",
          "郡#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くが"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ɡa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kuga District, Yamaguchi",
    "Man'yōshū",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "ja:玖珂郡"
  ],
  "word": "くが"
}

Download raw JSONL data for くが meaning in Japanese (7.0kB)

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}

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}

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