五十鈴

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Grade: 1
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Grade: 1
すず
Grade: S
irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Originally a compound of 五十() (i, fifty, combining form) + (すず) (suzu, bell).[1][2]

The Old Japanese term 五十 was often read as iso in isolation, but realized as simply i in compounds.[1] Compare the surname 五十嵐 (Igarashi).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

五十(すず) (Isuzu

  1. a Nagara-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese cruiser Isuzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
    Hypernym: 長良 (Nagara)
  2. a place name, especially, the name of a river in Mie Prefecture, and the name of a village in the city of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
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  4. a female given name

Usage notes

The name of the company Isuzu is often rendered in hiragana, as いすゞ.

As with many names, there are many other historical kanji spellings, including 衣須寿, 衣鈴, 乙涼.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN