霧島

Chinese

fog; mist island
trad. (霧島)
simp. (雾岛)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 霧島 (Kirishima).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

霧島

  1. () Kirishima (a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きり
Grade: S
しま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲiɾʲiɕima̠]

Noun

(きり)(しま) • (kirishima

  1. short for 霧島躑躅 (kirishima tsutsuji, Rhododendron obtusum)

Proper noun

(きり)(しま) • (Kirishima

  1. a surname