"麻布" meaning in Japanese

See 麻布 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [a̠za̠bɯ̟] Forms: 麻布 [canonical] (ruby: 麻(あざ), 布(ぶ)), azabu [romanization], 麻布な [adnominal] (ruby: 麻(あざ), 布(ぶ)), 麻布に [adverbial] (ruby: 麻(あざ), 布(ぶ))
Etymology: Most likely a compound of Old Japanese elements 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 生 (fu, “place where things grow”), given that the Azabu area was known in ancient times as a place for growing hemp or ramie. This fu element also appears in terms such as 粟生 (awafu, “a field for growing millet”) and 豆生, 豆田 (mamefu, “a field for growing beans”). The use of 布 to spell the fu portion would be an example of ateji, probably influenced by the way that hemp is used to make cloth (布). The reasons for the shift in pronunciation from asafu to azabu remain unclear. Etymology templates: {{cog|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|麻|生|sort=あさふ|t1=hemp, ramie|t2=place where things grow|tr1=asa|tr2=fu}} 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 生 (fu, “place where things grow”), {{ja-l/helper|布||}} 布, {{ja-l|布}} 布, {{ja-l/helper|布||}} 布, {{ja-l|布}} 布 Head templates: {{ja-adj|あざぶ|infl=na}} 麻(あざ)布(ぶ) • (azabu) -na (adnominal 麻(あざ)布(ぶ)な (azabu na), adverbial 麻(あざ)布(ぶ)に (azabu ni))
  1. (dated) of unknown intent Tags: dated Related terms: 麻布で気が知れぬ: → based on a pun on the phrase (azabu de ki ga shirenu) (english: you can't figure out the feeling [intent] in Azabu; you can't figure out [identify] the trees in Azabu), substituting 気 for 木 (ki) (english: sense, intent, feeling; tree), appearing in print in 1763. This derives from the way that the Azabu area includes the Roppongi neighborhood. Although Roppongi is spelled as 六本木 (english: six trees), there have not been any trees in the area that would match this description for quite some time
    Sense id: en-麻布-ja-adj-f0TEABTh Categories (other): 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 7 24 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 38 8 6 24 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 38 9 6 24 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 25 22 14 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 35 16 12 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 8 6 24 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: [a̠za̠bɯ̟] Forms: 麻布 [canonical] (ruby: 麻(あざ), 布(ぶ)), Azabu [romanization]
Etymology: Most likely a compound of Old Japanese elements 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 生 (fu, “place where things grow”), given that the Azabu area was known in ancient times as a place for growing hemp or ramie. This fu element also appears in terms such as 粟生 (awafu, “a field for growing millet”) and 豆生, 豆田 (mamefu, “a field for growing beans”). The use of 布 to spell the fu portion would be an example of ateji, probably influenced by the way that hemp is used to make cloth (布). The reasons for the shift in pronunciation from asafu to azabu remain unclear. Etymology templates: {{cog|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|麻|生|sort=あさふ|t1=hemp, ramie|t2=place where things grow|tr1=asa|tr2=fu}} 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 生 (fu, “place where things grow”), {{ja-l/helper|布||}} 布, {{ja-l|布}} 布, {{ja-l/helper|布||}} 布, {{ja-l|布}} 布 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|あざぶ}} 麻(あざ)布(ぶ) • (Azabu)
  1. Azabu, an area in Minato ward, Tokyo
    Sense id: en-麻布-ja-name-cGxZfaUY Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 25 22 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [a̠sa̠nɯ̟no̞] Forms: 麻布 [canonical] (ruby: 麻(あさ), 布(ぬの)), asanuno [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of Old Japanese elements 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 布 (nuno, “woven cloth other than silk”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=あさぬの}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|麻|布|sort=あさぬの|t1=hemp, ramie|t2=woven cloth other than silk|tr1=asa|tr2=nuno}} 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 布 (nuno, “woven cloth other than silk”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あさぬの}} 麻(あさ)布(ぬの) • (asanuno)
  1. cloth woven of hemp or ramie, similar to linen
    Sense id: en-麻布-ja-noun-lUWg1iv0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 25 22 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [a̠sa̠ɸɯ̟] Forms: 麻布 [canonical] (ruby: 麻(あさ), 布(ふ)), asafu [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 布 (fu, “woven cloth”). This uses the on'yomi of fu for 布, deriving from Middle Chinese 布 (puᴴ); compare modern Mandarin reading bù. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|麻|布|sort=あさふ|t1=hemp, ramie|t2=woven cloth|tr1=asa|tr2=fu}} 麻 (asa, “hemp, ramie”) + 布 (fu, “woven cloth”), {{ja-l/helper|布||}} 布, {{ja-l|布}} 布, {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=あさふ}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{ja-noun|あさふ}} 麻(あさ)布(ふ) • (asafu)
  1. (obsolete) cloth woven of hemp or ramie, similar to linen Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-麻布-ja-noun-lUWg1iv01 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 25 22 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ma̠ɸɯ̟] Forms: 麻布 [canonical] (ruby: 麻(ま), 布(ふ)), mafu [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 麻布 (mæ puᴴ). Compare modern Mandarin reading mábù. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=まふ}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{ja-noun|まふ}} 麻(ま)布(ふ) • (mafu)
  1. (rare) cloth woven of hemp or ramie, similar to linen Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-麻布-ja-noun-lUWg1iv01 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 25 22 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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          "english": "you can't figure out the feeling [intent] in Azabu; you can't figure out [identify] the trees in Azabu",
          "roman": "azabu de ki ga shirenu",
          "word": "麻布で気が知れぬ: → based on a pun on the phrase"
        },
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          "roman": "ki",
          "word": "substituting 気 for 木"
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          "text": "何事も麻布にて、様々どうらくをなし給ふ\nなにごともあざぶにて、さまざまどうらくをなしたまふ\nNanigoto mo azabu ni te, samazama dōraku o nashitamau...\nEverything of [his] real intentions is unknown, and [he] amuses himself with various diversions..."
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Download raw JSONL data for 麻布 meaning in Japanese (12.3kB)

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  "title": "麻布",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "麻布"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "麻布",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "麻布",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.