川口

Chinese

 
river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
 mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(川口)		 川 口

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 川口 (Kawaguchi).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

川口

  1. (～市) Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
川 口
かわ
Grade: 1		 くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook") + 口 (kuchi, "mouthlike opening")

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かわ​ぐち [kàwáꜜgùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

川口 (hiragana かわぐち, rōmaji kawaguchi)

  1. mouth of river, estuary

Alternative forms

Proper noun

川口 (hiragana かわぐち, rōmaji Kawaguchi)

  1. A surname​.
  2. a place name, such as that of Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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