熊谷

Chinese

		bear; to scold; to rebuke	valley
trad. (熊谷)		熊	谷
simp. ^#(熊谷)		熊	谷

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 熊谷 (Kumagaya).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiónggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiónggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Syónggǔ
  - Wade–Giles: Hsiung²-ku³
  - Yale: Syúng-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyongguu
  - Palladius: Сюнгу (Sjungu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

熊谷

(～市) Kumagaya (a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Alternative forms

熊ケ谷 (くまがい,くまがや,くまがたに)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
熊	谷
くま Grade: 4	がい Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular

　

Proper noun

熊(くま)谷(がい) • (Kumagai)

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
熊	谷
くま(が) Grade: 4	や Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Proper noun

熊谷(くまがや) • (Kumagaya)

a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan