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

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. Particularly: “Rendaku of Etymology 3?”)

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

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).

Noun

秋(あき)津(つ) or 秋津(アキツ) • (akitsu) 

1. (archaic, since the Heian period) dragonfly

Proper noun

秋(あき)津(つ) • (Akitsu) 

1. a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo
2. a jinja in Higashimurayama, Tokyo
3. name of several towns in Japan
4. name of several villages in Japan
5. a surname