Koizumi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小泉 (Koizumi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰɔi̯ˈzumi]

Proper noun

Koizumi (plural Koizumis)

  1. A surname from Japanese.
    • 2005 September 21, Kin-Ming Liu, “In East Asia, there is more than one way to rise”, in The New York Times[1]:
      China's real issue with Japan, disguised by historical complaints, lies in the fact that Japan under Koizumi has become a stauncher ally of the United States.

Japanese

Romanization

Koizumi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こいずみ

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小泉 (Koizumi).

Proper noun

Koizumi m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Japanese