秋津

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
秋	津
あき Grade: 2	つ > づ Grade: S
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

秋(あき)津(づ) • (Akizu) 

1. a town in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture [1950–]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
秋	津
あき Grade: 2	つ > ず Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
蜻蛉

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

秋(あき)津(ず) or 秋津(アキズ) • (akizu) ^{←あきづ (akidu)?}

1. (archaic) dragonfly

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
秋	津
あき Grade: 2	つ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
蜻蛉

One origin claims that this word is a shortening of 秋 (aki, “autumn”) +‎ つ (tsu, “archaic possessive particle”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “insect”), literally meaning "autumn insect". The つ in the original term is written in ateji as 津 (tsu).

Compare with Okinawan 秋津 (ākēzū).

Noun

秋(あき)津(つ) or 秋津(アキツ) • (akitsu) 

1. (archaic, since the Heian period) dragonfly

   Synonym: (modern) 蜻蛉 (tonbo)

Derived terms

• 秋津(あきつ)島(しま) (Akitsushima, “Japan”)

Proper noun

秋(あき)津(つ) • (Akitsu) 

1. a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo
2. a shrine in Higashimurayama, Tokyo
3. name of several towns in Japan
   1. Akitsu (a town in Higashimurayama, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
   2. Akitsu (a town in Meitoku district, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
   3. Akitsu (a town in Higashi district, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) [1954–]
4. name of several villages in Japan
5. a surname

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
秋	津
Grade: 2	Grade: S

Etymology

Compare with Japanese 秋津 (akitsu).

Noun

秋津(あーけーずー) (ākēzū) 

1. dragonfly