貝塚

Chinese
 
cowries; shell; valuables
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
 mound
trad. (貝塚) 貝 塚
simp. (贝冢) 贝 冢

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 貝塚 (Kaizuka).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

貝塚

  1. (～市) Kaizuka (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
貝 塚
かい
Grade: 1		 つか > づか
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
貝塚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 貝(かい) (kai) + 塚(つか) (tsuka). The tsuka changes to zuka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

貝(かい)塚(づか) • (kaizuka) ←かひづか (kafiduka)?

  1. (archaeology) shellmound; shell midden

Derived terms
  • 貝(かい)塚(づか)伊(い)吹(ぶき) (kaizuka ibuki)

Proper noun

貝(かい)塚(づか) • (Kaizuka) ←かひづか (Kafiduka)?

  1. Kaizuka (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

References
  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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