Shibuya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɪˈbuːjə/
  • Rhymes: -uːjə

Proper noun

Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)

  1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
    • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:
      The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.
  2. A surname from Japanese.

Derived terms

Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Shibuya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しぶや

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).

Proper noun

Shibuya

  1. a surname from Japanese
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