琉球

Chinese

ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(琉球)

Pronunciation


Note: Liû-khiû - especially the island and township.

Proper noun

琉球

  1. Ryukyu
  2. () Lamay Island
    八月十五離開琉球 [Taiwanese, trad.]
    八月十五离开琉球 [Taiwanese, simp.]
    From: 陳一郎, 行船人的純情曲
    Poeh-goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ hit chi̍t kang, chûn beh lī-khui Liû-khiû káng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    On the fifteenth day of the eight month, the boat will be leaving the harbour of Lamay Island.
  3. () Liuqiu Township, Pingtung

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Jinmeiyō
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

琉球 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 琉毬, hiragana りゅうきゅう, rōmaji Ryūkyū, historical hiragana りうきう)

  1. Ryukyu

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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