カントン

See also: かんとん

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ɴ]

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of カントン – see the following entry.
広東
[proper noun] Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
[proper noun] synonym of 広州 (Kōshū): Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
(This term, カントン (kanton), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English canton.

Noun

カントン • (kanton

  1. canton (subdivision of a flag)