湖西

Chinese

lake west
trad. (湖西) 西
simp. #(湖西) 西
anagram 西湖

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 湖西 (Kosai).

Proper noun

湖西

  1. () Kosai (a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)

Proper noun

湖西

  1. () Huxi, Husi, Huhsi (a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan)
  2. () Huxi (a rural village in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan)
Coordinate terms
Descendants
  • English: Huhsi, Husi, Huxi

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
西

Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せー [kòséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞se̞ː]

Noun

()西(せい) • (kosei) 

  1. west of a lake

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
西

Grade: 3
さい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞sa̠i]

Proper noun

()西(さい) • (Kosai) 

  1. Kosai, Shizuoka

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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