茨城

Chinese

		Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut	city walls; city; town
trad. (茨城)		茨	城
simp. #(茨城)		茨	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cíchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cíchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cíhchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Tzʻŭ²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Tsź-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsyrcherng
    • Palladius: Цычэн (Cyčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 茨城

1. (～縣) Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
茨	城
いばら Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle (茨の城) there and wiped out burglars.

Pronunciation

• often mispronounced as いばらぎ.

Proper noun

茨(いばら)城(き) or 茨城(proper) • (ibaraki or proper) [[Category:Japanese
|いはらき]]

1. Ibaraki - a prefecture in 関東(Kantō) area, Japan (abbreviation for 茨城県)
2. ancient place name of 常陸 (Hitachi)

Descendants

• Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)