橋本

Chinese

		bridge	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (橋本)		橋	本
simp. (桥本)		桥	本

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 橋本 (Hashimoto).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiáoběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ bun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáoběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáoběn
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻiao²-pên³
    • Yale: Chyáu-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyaubeen
    • Palladius: Цяобэнь (Cjaobɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ bun²
    • Yale: kìuh bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ bun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ puːn³⁵/

Proper noun

橋本

1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 橋本, Hashimoto
2. (～市) Hashimoto (a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
橋	本
はし Grade: 3	もと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”) + 本(もと) (moto, “origin; base”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はしもと [hàshímótó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕimo̞to̞]

Noun

橋(はし)本(もと) • (hashimoto) 

1. base of a bridge

   Synonym: 橋詰め (hashizume)

Proper noun

橋(はし)本(もと) • (Hashimoto) 

1. Hashimoto (a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan)
2. Multiple places in Japan:
   1. A railway station in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture
   2. A district and railway station in Midori, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture
   3. A subway station in Nishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
   4. A railway station in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture
3. a surname