結城

Chinese

 
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit)
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
city walls; city; town
trad. (結城)
simp. (结城)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (ゆう)() (Yūki).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

結城

  1. () Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
  2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 結城, Yūki

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆ(う)
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Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the many (kōzo, paper mulberry) trees originally planted there, from 木綿 (yuu, string made from the fibers of the paper mulberry), cognate with 結う (yuu, to tie up).

Proper noun

(ゆう)() • (Yūki) ゆふき (yufuki)?

  1. Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

Derived terms

  • 結城座(ゆうきざ) (Yūkiza)
  • 結城(ゆうき)神社(じんじゃ) (Yūki Jinja)
  • 結城(ゆうき)(つむぎ) (Yūki-tsumugi)
  • 結城(ゆうき)木綿(もめん) (Yūki momen)

Noun

(ゆう)() • (Yūki) ゆふき (yufuki)?

  1. Short for 結城紬 (Yūki-tsumugi): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Derived terms

  • 結城(ゆうき)(じま) (Yūki-jima)
  • ガス結城(ゆうき) (gasu Yūki)
  • 絹経(きぬたて)結城(ゆうき) (kinutate Yūki)
  • 綿(めん)結城(ゆうき) (men Yūki)
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