津軽

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See also: 津輕

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)
かる > がる
Grade: 3
(ateji)
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
津輕 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Old Japanese, first attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).

Possibly from Ainu [Term?], the kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字), literally (tsu, harbor) +‎ (karu, stem meaning “light). The karu changes to garu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Sometimes misspelled as つがろ (Tsugaro) in older texts. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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()(がる) (Tsugaru

  1. a placename, such as that of:
    1. a region comprising the western half of Aomori Prefecture
    2. Alternative spelling of つがる (Tsugaru): a city within that region
    3. (historical) Short for 津軽郡 (Tsugaru-gun): a district in Meiji-period Aomori Prefecture
  2. a surname

Derived terms

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Proverbs

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Noun

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()(がる) or 津軽(ツガル) (tsugaru

  1. (rare) Synonym of 芥子 (keshi): the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum