択捉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
択 捉
え
Grade: S
(ateji) 		とら(ふ) > とろ(ふ)
Grade: S
(ateji)
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
擇捉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ (Etuworop-sir, “island with many capes”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えとろふ [ètórófú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [e̞to̞ɾo̞ɸɯ̟]

Proper noun

択(え)捉(とろふ) • (Etorofu) 

  1. Iturup (an island of Russia)

References

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