結城

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	city walls; city; town
trad. (結城)		結	城
simp. (结城)		结	城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結(ゆう)城(き) (Yūki).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiéchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiéchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiéchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Chieh²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Jyé-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyecherng
    • Palladius: Цзечэн (Czečɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

結城

1. (～市) Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 結城, Yūki

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	城
ゆ(う) Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the many 楮 (kōzo, “paper mulberry”) trees originally planted there, from 木綿 (yuu, “string made from the fibers of the paper mulberry”), cognate with 結う (yuu, “to tie up”).

Proper noun

結(ゆう)城(き) • (Yūki) ^{←ゆふき (yufuki)?}

1. Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
2. a surname

Derived terms

• 結城座(ゆうきざ) (Yūkiza)
• 結城(ゆうき)神社(じんじゃ) (Yūki Jinja)
• 結城(ゆうき)紬(つむぎ) (Yūki-tsumugi)
• 結城(ゆうき)木綿(もめん) (Yūki momen)

Noun

結(ゆう)城(き) • (Yūki) ^{←ゆふき (yufuki)?}

1. Short for 結城紬 (Yūki-tsumugi): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Derived terms

• 結城(ゆうき)縞(じま) (Yūki-jima)
• ガス結城(ゆうき) (gasu Yūki)
• 絹経(きぬたて)結城(ゆうき) (kinutate Yūki)
• 綿(めん)結城(ゆうき) (men Yūki)