秋葉
See also: 秋叶
Chinese
autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing |
leaf; page | ||
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trad. (秋葉) | 秋 | 葉 | |
simp. (秋叶) | 秋 | 叶 |
Pronunciation
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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秋 | 葉 |
あき Grade: 2 |
は > ば Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 秋 (aki, “autumn”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”).
The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Proper noun
秋葉 or 秋葉 • (Akiba)
- a placename, especially:
- (colloquial) Short for 秋葉原 (Akihabara): a commercial district in Tokyo known for its market in electronics and popular culture
- a surname
- a female given name
Derived terms
- 秋葉山 (Akiba-san)
- 秋葉神社 (Akiba Jinja)
- 秋葉ダム (Akiba Damu)
- 秋葉寺 (Akiba-dera)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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秋 | 葉 |
あき Grade: 2 |
は Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 秋 (aki, “autumn”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”), without rendaku (連濁).
Proper noun
秋葉 • (Akiha)
- a placename, especially of a district in Niigata Prefecture
- a surname
- a female given name
Derived terms
- 秋葉山 (Akiha-san)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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秋 | 葉 |
しゅう Grade: 2 |
よう Grade: 3 |
kan’on |
/sɨu jepu/ → /ɕɨujefu/ → /ɕuːjeu/ → /ɕuːjoː/
From Middle Chinese 秋葉 (MC tshjuw yep).
See also
- 秋つ葉 (aki tsu ha)
- 秋の葉の (aki no ha no, pillow word)
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