鳴門
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Chinese[edit]
to cry (of birds) | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
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trad. (鳴門) | 鳴 | 門 | |
simp. (鸣门) | 鸣 | 门 |
Etymology[edit]
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳴門 (Naruto).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
鳴門
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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鳴 | 門 |
な(る) Grade: 2 |
と Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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鳴戸 |
From Old Japanese.
Compound of 鳴る (naru, “to ring, roar, sound”) + 門 (to, “gate, door”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools
- Short for 鳴門巻き (narutomaki): a kamaboko fishcake with a whirlpool design
- (cooking) a technique in which ingredients are cut in spiral patterns
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Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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鳴 | 門 |
な(る) Grade: 2 |
と Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
From Etymology 1 above.
The “edible seaweed” sense is associated with 鳴門若布 (Naruto wakame), which is traditionally made in Naruto, Tokushima.
Proper noun[edit]
- Short for 鳴門市 (Naruto-shi): A city in northwestern Tokushima Prefecture
- Short for 鳴門海峡 (Naruto-kaikyō): Naruto Strait, famous for its eponymous whirlpools
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
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Old Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 鳴る (naru, “to ring, roar, sound”) + 門 (to1, “gate, door”).
Noun[edit]
鳴門 (naruto1) (kana なると)
Descendants[edit]
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