北島

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Chinese

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north island
trad. (北島)
simp. (北岛)
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Calque of English North Island.

Proper noun

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北島

  1. North Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北島(きたじま) (Kitajima).

Proper noun

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北島

  1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 北島, Kitajima

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
しま > じま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Proper noun

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(きた)(じま) (Kitajima

  1. a surname