華府

Chinese

 
flowery; flourishing; magnificent
flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
prefecture; mansion
trad. (華府)
simp. (华府)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

華府

  1. Alternative name for 華盛頓特區华盛顿特区 (Huáshèngdùn Tèqū, “Washington, D.C.”).
  2. (metonymically) government of the United States

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

()() • (Kafu) くわふ (kwafu)?

  1. (obsolete) Washington, D.C. (a city, the capital city of the United States)
    • 1935 March 13, 日伯新聞 (Nippaku Shinbun), number 926, page 1:
      ()()(らい)(でん)によれば(ちう)(べい)(えい)(たい)使()リンゼー()(こく)()(せう)(ほう)(もん) []
      Kafu raiden ni yoreba chū-Bei Ei-taishi Rinzē-shi wa kokumushō o hōmon, []
      According to a report from Washington, British ambassador to the United States Mr Lindsay visited the Department of State, []
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