鎮西
Chinese
composed; small town; to suppress composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post |
west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鎮西) | 鎮 | 西 | |
| simp. (镇西) | 镇 | 西 | |
Pronunciation
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鎮 | 西 |
| ちん Grade: S |
せい > ぜい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鎭西 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Derivation uncertain.
In 743, the govermental name 大宰府 (Dazaifu) was renamed to Chinzeifu.[1]
Pronunciation
References
- “ちん‐ぜい 【鎮西】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)
(in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
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