五十鈴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
五 十 鈴
い すず
Grade: S
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 五十 (i-, “fifty”, combining form) +‎ 鈴 (suzu, “bell”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [isɨᵝzɨᵝ]

Proper noun

五十(い)鈴(すず) or 五十鈴(いすゞ) • (Isuzu) 

  1. a Nagara-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese cruiser Isuzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
  2. a placename, especially of a river in Mie Prefecture and of a village in the city of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
  3. a surname
  4. a female given name

Usage notes

The name of the company Isuzu is often rendered in hiragana, as いすゞ.

As with many names, there are many other historical kanji spellings, including 衣須寿, 衣鈴, 乙涼.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 五十(い)鈴(すず)ヶ丘(おか) (Isuzugaoka)
  • 五十(い)鈴(すず)川(がわ) (Isuzu-gawa, “Isuzu River”)
  • 五十(い)鈴(すず)神社(じんじゃ) (Isuzu Jinja)
  • 五十(い)鈴(すず)橋(ばし) (Isuzubashi)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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