広東

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 2
とん
Grade: 2
irregular sōon
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Canton (Guangzhou; Guangdong). The kanji is from Chinese 廣東广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ントン [káꜜǹtòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

広東(カントン) • (Kanton

  1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
  2. synonym of 広州 (Kōshū): Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

(こう)(とう) • (Kōtō

  1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

See also

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʷan̩tuŋ̍/

Proper noun

広東(くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun

  1. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
  2. Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Derived terms

References