桐ヶ谷

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
桐	谷
きり Jinmeiyō	や(つ) Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 桐 (kiri, “paulownia”) +‎ が (ga, ancient genitive particle) +‎ 谷 (yatsu, “valley”, used in placenames in Kamakura and Shimōsa).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きりが​やつ [kìrígáꜜyàtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲiɡa̠ja̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

桐(きり)ヶ谷(やつ) • (Kirigayatsu) 

1. a valley in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture

Noun

桐(きり)ヶ谷(やつ) or 桐(キリ)ヶ谷(ヤツ) • (kirigayatsu) 

1. a variety of 里桜 (satozakura), where it originally appeared in Kirigayatsu

   Synonym: 八重一重 (yae-hitoe)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
桐	谷
きり Jinmeiyō	や Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 桐 (kiri, “paulownia”) +‎ が (ga, ancient genitive particle) +‎ 谷 (ya, “valley”, short form of yatsu).

Noun

桐(きり)ヶ谷(や) or 桐(キリ)ヶ谷(ヤ) • (kirigaya) 

1. a variety of 里桜 (satozakura), where it originally appeared in Kirigayatsu

Proper noun

桐(きり)ヶ谷(や) • (Kirigaya) 

1. a place name, especially in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture
2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
桐	谷
きり Jinmeiyō	や Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 桐 (kiri, “paulownia”) +‎ が (ga, ancient genitive particle) +‎ 谷 (tani, “valley”).

Proper noun

桐(きり)ヶ谷(たに) • (Kirigatani) 

1. a surname