対馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
対	馬
つし Grade: 3	ま Grade: 2
nanori	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
對馬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The kanji were transliterated into Old Chinese by Chen Shou in Wajinden(original text here):

始度一海，千餘里至對馬國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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始度一海，千余里至对马国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Shǐ dù yī hǎi, qiān yú lǐ zhì Duìmǎ guó. [Pinyin]

After crossing a sea for the first time, one arrives at Tsushima Province in more than 1,000 li.(Wiktionary translation)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つ​しま [tsúꜜshìmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝɕima̠]

Proper noun

対(つし)馬(ま) • (Tsushima) 

1. Tsushima (an island in Japan)
2. a surname