吾妻

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
吾 妻
あ
Jinmeiyō 		つま > ずま
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 吾妻 – see the following entry.
【東あずま】2
[noun] (archaic) the east
[noun] (archaic) the lands east of the 都 (miyako, “imperial capital”)
[noun] (regional, historical) during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the Kamakura region or its titular 幕府 (bakufu, “shogunate”), as opposed to the imperial capital of Kyoto
[noun] (regional, historical) during the Edo period, the region around Edo
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[noun] short for 東琴 (azumagoto): a six-stringed Japanese zither
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a placename
[proper noun] a unisex given name
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
吾嬬
(This term, 吾妻, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
吾 妻
あ(が)
Jinmeiyō 		つま
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡa̠t͡sɨma̠]

Proper noun

吾(あが)妻(つま) • (Agatsuma) ←あがつま (Agatuma)?

  1. Agatsuma (a district of Gunma, Japan)

References

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