下総

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下 総
しも
Grade: 1 		ふさ > うさ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下總 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Originally named 下捄 (しもふさ, Shimofusa), after the ancient province of Fusa (捄国 (ふさのくに, Fusa no kuni)), which was split to two provinces around the 6th and 7th centuries AD.

The kanji spelling 下総 is first attested in AD 704.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞ːsa̠]

Proper noun

下(しも)総(うさ) • (Shimōsa) ←しもふさ (Simofusa)?

  1. Shimōsa (a historical province of Japan, roughly corresponding to the northern part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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