"松平" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

Forms: 松平 [canonical] (ruby: (まつ), (だいら)), Matsudaira [romanization]
Etymology: From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) + 平 (taira, “plain”). The surname comes from their origin from the historical township of Matsudaira in Mikawa Province. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|松|平|t1=pine tree|t2=plain|tr1=matsu|tr2=taira}} 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) + 平 (taira, “plain”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper noun|まつだいら}} 松(まつ)平(だいら) • (Matsudaira)
  1. a placename, especially of a district in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
    Sense id: en-松平-ja-name--PPMxHbH
  2. a surname, especially the older name for the Tokugawa before their rise to power during the Edo period
    Sense id: en-松平-ja-name-KPp4w-hh Categories (other): Japanese surnames, 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 redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 24 76 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 77
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