"首里" meaning in Japanese

See 首里 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɕɨɾʲi] Forms: 首里 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 首(しゅ), 里(り)), Shuri [romanization], Syuri [romanization], しゆり [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Okinawan 首里 (Shuri), an earlier form of 首里 (Sui). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|ryu|首里|tr=Shuri}} Borrowed from Okinawan 首里 (Shuri) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しゅり|hhira=しゆり}} 首(しゅ)里(り) • (Shuri) ^(←しゆり (Syuri)?)
  1. (history) Shuri (a former city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Places in Japan, Places in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-首里-ja-name-p-PPMUzh Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Former settlements, History, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 31 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 25 24 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (historical) Shuri (the capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-首里-ja-name--JUAYK6I Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, National capitals, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 31 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 25 24 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51
     
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