Shibuya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɪˈbuːjə/
  • Rhymes: -uːjə

Proper noun

Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)

  1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
    • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:
      The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.
  2. A surname from Japanese.

Derived terms

Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Shibuya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しぶや

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).

Proper noun

Shibuya (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜓᜌ)

  1. a surname from Japanese
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