神奈川

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	how can one help	river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
trad. (神奈川)		神	奈	川
simp. #(神奈川)		神	奈	川

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 神奈川 (Kanagawa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shénnàichuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ noi⁶ cyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shénnàichuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shénnàichuan
    • Wade–Giles: Shên²-nai⁴-chʻuan¹
    • Yale: Shén-nài-chwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shernnaychuan
    • Palladius: Шэньнайчуань (Šɛnʹnajčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ noi⁶ cyun¹
    • Yale: sàhn noih chyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ noi⁶ tsyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ noi⁶ qun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ nɔːi̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

神奈川

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	奈	川
か Grade: 3	な Grade: 4	かわ > がわ Grade: 1
irregular	goon	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神奈川 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The name of a port near present-day Kanagawa-ku in Kanagawa Prefecture that served as a stop on the Tōkaidō, the historical route from Edo to Kyoto during the Edo period. The name is perhaps related to 上無川 (Kaminashigawa), a river near Edo. Attested from the 17th century. Variously written as かな川, 金川, 狩野川, or かぬ川 in historical texts.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かな​がわ [kànáꜜgàwà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

神(か)奈(な)川(がわ) • (Kanagawa) ^{←かながは (kanagafa)?}

1. a placename, especially:
   1. Short for 神奈川県 (Kanagawa-ken): Kanagawa Prefecture
   2. Short for 神奈川区 (Kanagawa-ku): a ward in Yokohama, the prefectural capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture
2. a surname

Derived terms

• 神奈(かな)川(がわ)条(じょう)約(やく) (Kanagawa Jōyaku)
• 神奈(かな)川(がわ)奉行(ぶぎょう) (Kanagawa Bugyō)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 神奈川 (Shénnàichuān)
• → English: Kanagawa
• → Russian: Канага́ва f (Kanagáva)

References

• “かながわ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000