秋葉原

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Chinese

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autumn; fall; harvest time
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
 
leaf; page
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
trad. (秋葉原)
simp. (秋叶原)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (あき)()(ばら) (Akihabara).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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秋葉原

  1. Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あき
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
はら > ばら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Formerly 秋葉ヶ原 (Akibagahara), named after 秋葉神社 (Akiba Jinja, Akiba Shrine) where fires once commonly break out during the early Meiji period.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(あき)()(ばら) (Akihabara

  1. A commercial district in Tokyo, known for its market of electronics and popular culture.
    Synonym: 秋葉, アキバ (Akiba)

Descendants

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  • English: Akihabara

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN