安倍

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (安倍)		安	倍
simp. ^#(安倍)		安	倍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ānbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄅㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ānbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Anbèi
  - Wade–Giles: An¹-pei⁴
  - Yale: Ān-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anbey
  - Palladius: Аньбэй (Anʹbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

安倍

an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 安倍, Abe

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	倍
あ Grade: 3	べ Grade: 3
nanori	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
阿部阿倍安部

Etymology

Considered to be derived from Old Japanese 饗へ (ape) (Modern 饗(あえ) (ae, “treat”)) may because some legend says that the first person who had this surname had "treated" the gods.

Alternatively, from Ainu アペ (“fire”) (Alternative form アベ), according to the Oroqens' fire festival?^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠be̞]

Audio: (file)

Proper noun

安(あ)倍(べ) • (Abe)

a surname
安倍(あべ)晋三(しんぞう)
Abe Shinzō
Shinzō Abe (Prime Minister of Japan)

References

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