日本橋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日	本	橋
に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	はし > ばし Grade: 3
nanori	goon	kun’yomi

日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon, “Japan”) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にほんばし [nìhóńbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞mba̠ɕi]

Proper noun

日(に)本(ほん)橋(ばし) • (Nihonbashi) 

1. Nihonbashi, A business district of Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, surrounding a famous bridge of the same name
2. Nihonbashi (Chūō bridge), A bridge over the Nihonbashi River in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan
3. Nihonbashi (Hanamachi), A hanamachi that once existed from Yaesu to Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan
4. Nihonbashi (Nakagawa bridge), A bridge over the Nakagawa River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
5. A bridge over the Yoshida River canal that once existed in Ōdōri Park in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
6. Japanese Bridge (Lai Viễn Kiều), A footbridge with a temple atop built by Japanese merchants in 1593 in Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
日	本	橋
にち > にっ Grade: 1	ほん > ぽん Grade: 1	はし > ばし Grade: 3
goon		kun’yomi

日(にっ)本(ぽん) (Nippon, “Japan”) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にっぽんばし [nìppóńbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞mba̠ɕi]

Proper noun

日(にっ)本(ぽん)橋(ばし) • (Nipponbashi) 

1. Nipponbashi, A shopping district in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
2. Nipponbashi (Osaka bridge), A bridge over the Dōtonbori canal in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
3. Nipponbashi (Nakagawa bridge), A bridge over the Nakagawa River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
4. A bridge over the Yoshida River canal that once existed in Ōdōri Park in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
日	本	橋
ひ Grade: 1	もと Grade: 1	はし > ばし Grade: 3
kun’yomi

日(ひ) (hi) + 本(もと) (moto) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひもと​ばし [hìmótóꜜbàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çimo̞to̞ba̠ɕi]

Proper noun

日(ひ)本(もと)橋(ばし) • (Himotobashi) 

1. Himotobashi (Fukushima), A bridge over the Gohyaku River on the Asakano Bypass of the Japan National Route 4 highway in Koriyama & Hongu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan