三菱
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 菱 |
み(つ) Grade: 1 |
ひし > びし Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 三つ (mitsu, “three”) + 菱 (hishi, “water caltrop → rhombus”), from the three-diamond 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) design.
The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Derived terms
- 三菱化成 (Mitsubishi Kasei)
- 三菱会社 (Mitsubishi Kaisha)
- 三菱銀行 (Mitsubishi Ginkō)
- 三菱財閥 (Mitsubishi Zaibatsu)
- 三菱商事 (Mitsubishi Shōji)
Descendants
- Chinese: 三菱 (Sānlíng)
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