伊達

Chinese

 
he; she; surname
he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)
 
attain; pass through; achieve
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
trad. (伊達)
simp. (伊达)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 伊達 (Date).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

伊達

  1. () Date (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
だて
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
Grade: 4
(ateji)
jukujikun

Various theories:

Adjective

伊達(だて) • (date) -na (adnominal 伊達(だて) (date na), adverbial 伊達(だて) (date ni))

  1. chivalrous; heroic
  2. showing-off; vain
  3. stylish; having taste in manners or dress
Inflection

Etymology 2

From earlier いだて or いだち. Further source unknown. Kanji became silent in the Muromachi Period.

Proper noun

伊達(だて) • (Date) 

  1. Date (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname
    ()()(まさ)(むね)
    Date Masamune
    Date Masamune (samurai)
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