結城

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	city walls; city; town
trad. (結城)		結	城
simp. (结城)		结	城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結(ゆう)城(き) (Yūki).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiéchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiéchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiéchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Chieh²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Jyé-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyecherng
  - Palladius: Цзечэн (Czečɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

結城

(～市) Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 結城, Yūki

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	城
ゆ(う) Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From the many 楮 (kōzo, “paper mulberry”) trees originally planted there, from 木綿 (yuu, “string made from the fibers of the paper mulberry”), cognate with 結う (yuu, “to tie up”).

Proper noun

結(ゆう)城(き) • (Yūki) ^{←ゆふき (Yufuki)^?}

Yūki (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
a surname

Derived terms

結城座(ゆうきざ) (Yūkiza)
結城(ゆうき)神社(じんじゃ) (Yūki Jinja)
結城(ゆうき)紬(つむぎ) (Yūki-tsumugi)
結城(ゆうき)木綿(もめん) (Yūki momen)

Noun

結(ゆう)城(き) • (Yūki) ^{←ゆふき (yufuki)^?}

short for 結城紬 (Yūki-tsumugi): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Derived terms

結城(ゆうき)縞(じま) (Yūki-jima)
ガス結城(ゆうき) (gasu Yūki)
絹経(きぬたて)結城(ゆうき) (kinutate Yūki)
綿(めん)結城(ゆうき) (men Yūki)