秋葉原

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	leaf; page	former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
trad. (秋葉原)		秋	葉	原
simp. (秋叶原)		秋	叶	原

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) (Akihabara).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiūyèyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ jip⁶ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qiūyèyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ciouyèyuán
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻiu¹-yeh⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: Chyōu-yè-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chiouyehyuan
  - Palladius: Цюеюань (Cjujejuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau¹ jip⁶ jyun⁴
  - Yale: chāu yihp yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ jip⁹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ yib⁶ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jyːn²¹/

Proper noun

秋葉原

Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秋	葉	原
あき Grade: 2	は Grade: 3	はら > ばら Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Formerly 秋葉ヶ原 (Akibagahara), named after 秋葉神社 (Akiba Jinja, “Akiba Shrine”) where fires once commonly broke out during the early Meiji period.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あきはばら [àkíháꜜbàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠kʲiha̠ba̠ɾa̠]

Proper noun

秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) • (Akihabara)

a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, known for its commercial market of electronics and popular culture.
Synonym: 秋葉, アキバ (Akiba)

Descendants

→ English: Akihabara
→ Korean: 아키하바라 (akihabara)

References

^ 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