秋津
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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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
- a town in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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秋 | 津 |
あき Grade: 2 |
つ > ず Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Rendaku of Etymology 3?”)
Alternative forms
Noun
秋津 or 秋津 • (akizu) ←あきづ (akidu)?
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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秋 | 津 |
あき Grade: 2 |
つ Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
Appears to be from 秋 (aki, “autumn”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese genitive particle) + 虫 (mushi, “insect”); this insect, to this day, is often associated with autumn in Japan. The kanji 津 is ateji (当て字).
Alternative forms
Noun
Proper noun
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