明石

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (明石)		明	石

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngshí

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshy
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ sek⁶
  - Yale: mìhng sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ség⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

明石

(mineralogy) Alternative name for 明礬／明矾 (míngfán, “alum”).

Proper noun

明石

(～市) Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	石
あか Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あかし [áꜜkàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ɕi]

Proper noun

明石 (hiragana あかし, rōmaji Akashi)

a place name, such as that of Akashi City in Hyogo Prefecture
A surname.

References

↑ 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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