上野
Chinese
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (上野) |
上 | 野 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 上野.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Shàngyě
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shàngyě
- Wade–Giles: Shang4-yeh3
- Yale: Shàng-yě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqyee
- Palladius: Шанъе (Šanʺje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng6 je5
- Yale: seuhng yéh
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng6 je5
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng6 yé5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²² jɛː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
上野
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 野 |
| うえ Grade: 1 |
の Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
From 上 (ue, “up, above; top”) + 野 (no, “area, field”).
Proper noun
Derived terms
- 伊賀上野 (Iga Ueno)
- 上野公園 (Ueno Kōen)
- 上野のウ (Ueno no u)
- 上野広小路 (Ueno Hirokōji)
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 野 |
| かみ Grade: 1 |
Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
⟨kami1tuke2⟩ → */kamʲitukei̯/ → /kaũd͡zuke/ → /kɔːd͡zuke/ → /koːzuke/
Originally a clipping of Old Japanese 上毛野 (Kami1tuke2no1 → Kamitsukeno, literally “Upper Keno”).[1][2][3]
Proper noun
上野 • (Kōzuke) ←かうづけ (Kauduke)?
- short for 上野国 (Kōzuke-no-kuni): Kōzuke Province, an old province of Japan
- Synonyms: 上州 (Jōshū), 上毛 (Jōmō)
See also
- 下野 (Shimotsuke)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN