広東

Japanese

Kanji in this term
広	東
かん Grade: 2	とん Grade: 2
irregular	sōon

Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Canton (“Guangzhou; Guangdong”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カントン [káꜜǹtòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

広東(カントン) • (Kanton) 

1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
2. synonym of 広州 (Kōshū): Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Derived terms

• 広(カン)東(トン)語(ご) (Kantongo): Cantonese

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
広	東
こう Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːto̞ː]

Proper noun

広(こう)東(とう) • (Kōtō) 

1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

See also

• 広(こう)西(せい) (Kōsei): Guangxi

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
広	東
Grade: 2	Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷan̩tuŋ̍/

Proper noun

広東(くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun) 

1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
2. Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Derived terms

• 広(くゎん)東(とぅ)瓜(うい) (kwantu ui, “watermelon”)

References

• “クヮントゥン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963), 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)