かわぎし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
川岸
河岸

Etymology

From 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream; brook”) + 岸(きし) (kishi, “shore; bank; coast”). The kishi changes to gishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

かわぎし • (kawagishi) ←かはぎし (kafagisi)?

  1. river bank, riverside

Proper noun

かわぎし • (Kawagishi) 

  1. a surname
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