筑波

Chinese

		build; five-string lute	wave; (Cantonese) ball
trad. (筑波)		筑	波
simp. ^#(筑波)		筑	波

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 筑波(つくば) (Tsukuba).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhùbō, Zhúbō

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄅㄛ, ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhùbō
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄅㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhùbo
  - Wade–Giles: chu⁴-po¹
  - Yale: jù-bwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhbo
  - Palladius: чжубо (čžubo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    筑波
    駐波 / 驻波
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhúbō
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhúbo
  - Wade–Giles: chu²-po¹
  - Yale: jú-bwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwubo
  - Palladius: чжубо (čžubo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

筑波

(～市) Tsukuba (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)

Usage notes

筑 is not the simplified form of 築.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
筑	波
つく Jinmeiyō	は > ば Grade: 3
on'yomi

Proper noun

筑(つく)波(ば) • (Tsukuba)

A place name which is often found in Ibaraki Prefecture, such as with the city of Tsukuba.