"葛西" meaning in Japanese

See 葛西 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ka̠sa̠i] Forms: 葛西 [canonical] (ruby: 葛西(かさい)), Kasai [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 葛(か) (ka) + 西(さい) (sai, “the west”), the former an abbreviation of 葛(かつ)飾(しか)郡(ぐん) (katsushika-gun, “Katsushika District”, in Shimōsa Province); originally referring to the western half of the district. Etymology templates: {{ja-com|葛|か|西|さい|t2=the west}} 葛(か) (ka) + 西(さい) (sai, “the west”), {{ja-r|葛%飾%郡|かつ%しか%-ぐん|Katsushika District|linkto=w:ja:葛飾郡|pos=in Shimōsa Province}} 葛(かつ)飾(しか)郡(ぐん) (katsushika-gun, “Katsushika District”, in Shimōsa Province) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|かさい}} 葛西(かさい) • (Kasai)
  1. (loosely) The area equivalent to the western part of Katsushika district in former Shimōsa, Japan. Tags: broadly Categories (place): Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-葛西-ja-name-vWecKtGG Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wikipedia with redundant first parameter Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 40 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of Wikipedia with redundant first parameter: 45 27 28
  2. (strictly) an area in southern Edogawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. Categories (place): Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-葛西-ja-name-bo-PnyAz Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Neighborhoods in Japan, 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 40 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 45 18
  3. a surname
    Sense id: en-葛西-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 45 43 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 40 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 45 18
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Download raw JSONL data for 葛西 meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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