剣橋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剣 橋
けん
Grade: S
(ateji) 		Grade: 3
kan'on irregular
Alternative spelling
劍橋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 剣(けん) (ken) and 橋 (“bridge”). 剣(けん) (ken) is ateji, and 橋 is calque of English bridge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞mbɯ̟ɾʲid̚d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

剣橋(ケンブリッジ) • (Kenburijji) 

  1. (rare) synonym of ケンブリッジ (Kenburijji, “Cambridge”)

References

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