丸の内

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
丸 内
まる
Grade: 2 		うち
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
丸の內 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Literally “inside the circle”, from 丸(まる) (maru, “circle”) and 内(うち) (uchi, “inside”); originally in reference to the moat surrounding the area.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) まるの​うち [màrúnóꜜùchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝno̞ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun[edit]

丸(まる)の内(うち) • (maru no uchi) 

  1. area within the inner citadel or outer moat of a castle (especially the Edo Castle)

Proper noun[edit]

丸(まる)の内(うち) • (Marunouchi) 

  1. Marunouchi (a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo)

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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