宮城

See also: 宫城

Chinese

		palace; uterus	city walls; city; town
trad. (宮城)		宮	城
simp. (宫城)		宫	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongchéng
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻêng²
  - Yale: gūng-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongcherng
  - Palladius: гунчэн (gunčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    宮城 / 宫城
    工程
    攻城
    功成
    恭城
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gung¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: gūng sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    攻城
    恭城
    功成
    宮城 / 宫城

Noun

宮城

(architecture, historical) city wall surrounding the courtyard of the emperor or a nobleman

Proper noun

宮城

(～縣) Miyagi (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮	城
みや Grade: 3	き > ぎ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みやぎ [míꜜyàgì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

宮(みや)城(ぎ) • (Miyagi)

Miyagi (prefecture, see 宮城県)
a surname

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Kanji in this term
宮	城
きゅう Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 4
kan'on	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうじょー [kyúꜜùjòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲɨːʑo̞ː]

Proper noun

宮(きゅう)城(じょう) • (Kyūjō) ^{←きゆうじやう (Kyuuzyau)^?}

the Japanese Imperial palace
Synonym: 皇居 (Kōkyo)

Related terms

宮城遥拝(きゅうじょうようはい) (kyūjō yōhai)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN