熊谷

Chinese

		bear; to scold; to rebuke	valley
trad. (熊谷)		熊	谷
simp. #(熊谷)		熊	谷

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 熊谷 (Kumagaya).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiónggǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiónggǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Syónggǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiung²-ku³
    • Yale: Syúng-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyongguu
    • Palladius: Сюнгу (Sjungu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

熊谷

1. (～市) Kumagaya (a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
熊	谷
くま Grade: 4	がい Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

　

Proper noun

熊(くま)谷(がい) • (Kumagai) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
熊	谷
くま(が) Grade: 4	や Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

熊谷(くまがや) • (Kumagaya) 

1. A city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.