"琉球" meaning in Japanese

See 琉球 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɾʲɨːkʲɨː] Forms: 琉球 [canonical] (ruby: (りゅう), (きゅう)), Ryūkyū [romanization], Riukiu [romanization], りうきう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Chinese 流求. First attested to a text in roughly 835 CE. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|ltc|流求}} Borrowed from Middle Chinese 流求, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper noun|りゅうきゅう|hhira=りうきう}} 琉(りゅう)球(きゅう) • (Ryūkyū) ^(←りうきう (Riukiu)?)
  1. Ryukyu
    Sense id: en-琉球-ja-name-Tia-fyzb Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 95 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 48 1 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 3 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 96 4
  2. Liuqiu Island, Taiwan
    Sense id: en-琉球-ja-name-7xP3ofOi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 琉球藍 (Ryūkyū ai) (ruby: 琉球藍(リュウキュウアイ)), 琉球瘡 (ryūkyū sō) (ruby: (りゅう), (きゅう), (そう))
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʑukju/ [Kagoshima], /d͡ʑikju/ [Kagoshima], /d͡ʑiku/ [Kagoshima], /d͡ʑiki/ [Kagoshima] Forms: 琉球 [canonical] (ruby: 琉球(じゅきゅ)), 琉球 [canonical] (ruby: 琉球(じきゅ)), 琉球 [canonical] (ruby: 琉球(じく)), 琉球 [canonical] (ruby: 琉球(ぢき)), Jukyu [romanization], Jikyu [romanization], Jiku [romanization], Jiki [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper noun|じゅきゅ|じきゅ|じく|ぢき}} 琉球(じゅきゅ) or 琉球(じきゅ) or 琉球(じく) or 琉球(ぢき) • (Jukyu or Jikyu or Jiku or Jiki)
  1. (Kagoshima) Ryukyu; Ryukyu Islands Tags: Kagoshima
    Sense id: en-琉球-ja-name-N3KyNL7g Categories (other): Kagoshima Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 38 6 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 48 1 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 3 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "[ɾʲɨːkʲɨː]"
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʑiku/",
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʑiki/",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 琉球 meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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