明石

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (明石)		明	石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngshíh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-shih²
    • Yale: míng-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshyr
    • Palladius: минши (minši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ sek⁶
    • Yale: mìhng sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

明石

1. (mineralogy) Alternative name for 明礬／明矾 (míngfán, “alum”).

Proper noun

明石

1. (～市) Akashi (a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	石
あか Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​かし [áꜜkàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ɕi]

Proper noun

明(あか)石(し) • (Akashi) 

1. Akashi (a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)
2. a surname