"前川" meaning in Japanese

See 前川 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 前川 [canonical] (ruby: (まえ), (かわ)), Maekawa [romanization]
Etymology: 前 (mae, “before, in front”) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|前|川|sort=まえかわ|t1=before, in front|t2=river|tr1=mae|tr2=kawa}} 前 (mae, “before, in front”) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|まえかわ}} 前(まえ)川(かわ) • (Maekawa)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-前川-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  2. the name of various rivers in Japan
    Sense id: en-前川-ja-name-5Geyp-N3 Categories (other): Rivers Disambiguation of Rivers: 13 40 13 23 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 前川 [canonical] (ruby: (まえ), (がわ)), Maegawa [romanization]
Etymology: 前 (mae, “before, in front”) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|前|川|sort=まえかわ|t1=before, in front|t2=river|tr1=mae|tr2=kawa}} 前 (mae, “before, in front”) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|まえがわ}} 前(まえ)川(がわ) • (Maegawa)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-前川-ja-name-v2O7m9sM1 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  2. a place name in Japan
    Sense id: en-前川-ja-name-uvrUDAQh Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Japan Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 5 68 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 11 9 53 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 10 7 58 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 22 16 32 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 7 11 7 59 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 9 9 54 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 12 9 71 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 8 11 8 60 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 4 73 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 74 16 Disambiguation of Japan: 2 42 2 53 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 前川 [canonical] (ruby: (チョン), (チョン)), Chonchon [romanization]
Etymology: From Korean 전천 (Jeoncheon). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ko|^전천|sort=ちょんちょん}} Korean 전천 (Jeoncheon) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|チョンチョン}} 前(チョン)川(チョン) • (Chonchon)
  1. a county of Chagang Province, North Korea Categories (place): Counties of North Korea, Places in Chagang Province, North Korea, Places in North Korea
    Sense id: en-前川-ja-name-DQdb5kF5 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 前川 meaning in Japanese (4.9kB)

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