"武蔵" meaning in Japanese

See 武蔵 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [mɯ̟sa̠ɕi] Forms: 武蔵 [canonical] (ruby: (), (さし)), Musashi [romanization]
Etymology: /muzasi/ → /musaɕi/ From Old Japanese. Attested in the Kojiki spelled phonetically in man'yōgana as 无耶志 (Muzashi). Ultimate derivation unknown. One theory is based on an earlier placename, 身狭 (Musa), which was apparently divided into upper 身狭上 (Musa-gami) and lower 身狭下 (Musa-shimo) portions, roughly corresponding to the later provinces of 相模 (Sagami) and 武蔵 (Musashi). The modern name Sagami then arose as a corruption of Musa-gami, while Musashi derived from Musa-shimo. However, this may be only a folk etymology. A separate theory suggests that Musashi derives from an old Ainu borrowing. Linguist Alexander Vovin derives this from ムンサリ (mun-sar-i) or ムンサリヒ (mun-sar-ihi, “weed-marsh-[possessive suffix]”), hypothetical Ainu forms that would mean "marsh/wetland of (i.e. belonging to) weeds/inedible or otherwise useless plants," and Musashi sits in the middle of the Kantō Plain. However, John Batchelor's 1905 Ainu dictionary and grammar includes no mention of a possessive suffix -i or -ihi. Another possible Ainu source could be ムンサシㇼ (mun sa shir, “nettle plain land”). The kanji spelling 武藏 probably first appeared in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 CE, but that origin is also unknown. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=むさし}} Old Japanese, {{lang|ja|无耶志}} 无耶志, {{lang|ja|Muzashi|sc=Latn}} Muzashi, {{ja-l/helper||无耶志|Muzashi}} 无耶志 (Muzashi), {{ja-l||无耶志|Muzashi}} 无耶志 (Muzashi), {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=むさし}} unknown, {{bor|ja|ain|-|sort=むさし}} Ainu Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|むさし}} 武(む)蔵(さし) • (Musashi)
  1. Musashi Province: a region of old Japan consisting of modern-day Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa prefectures. Categories (place): Provinces of Japan
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-~p0~5Moi Disambiguation of Provinces of Japan: 20 6 13 4 15 4 4 15 15 4
  2. a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese battleship Musashi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-U2KWXFdG Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 3 15 6 5 19 5 5 19 19 5
  3. a place name
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-ZV4eXQvV Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 29 4 10 4 4 10 10 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 18 28 4 10 4 4 10 10 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 8 24 30 3 9 3 3 9 9 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 11 27 37 7 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 17 26 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 27 41 7 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 20 40 3 7 3 3 7 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 20 43 2 5 2 2 5 5 2
  4. a surname
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  5. a female given name Categories (topical): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 3 15 6 5 19 5 5 19 19 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 武州 (Bushū) (ruby: (), (しゅう))
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 武蔵 [canonical] (ruby: 武蔵(たけくら)), Takekura [romanization], 武蔵 [canonical] (ruby: 武蔵(たけぞう)), Takezō [romanization], 武蔵 [canonical] (ruby: 武蔵(ぶぞう)), Buzō [romanization], 武蔵 [canonical] (ruby: 武蔵(むぞう)), Muzō [romanization]
Etymology: Various nanori readings. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|たけくら}} 武蔵(たけくら) • (Takekura), {{ja-pos|proper|たけぞう}} 武蔵(たけぞう) • (Takezō), {{ja-pos|proper|ぶぞう}} 武蔵(ぶぞう) • (Buzō), {{ja-pos|proper|むぞう}} 武蔵(むぞう) • (Muzō)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-v2O7m9sM1 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-v2O7m9sM1 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  3. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 3 15 6 5 19 5 5 19 19 5
  4. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-h8YdwBAs1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 3 15 6 5 19 5 5 19 19 5
  5. a surname
    Sense id: en-武蔵-ja-name-v2O7m9sM1 Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 武蔵 meaning in Japanese (6.9kB)

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