源氏名

Japanese
Kanji in this term
源 氏 名
げん
Grade: 6		 し > じ
Grade: 4		 な
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

From 源氏(げんじ) (Genji) + 名(na) (na).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げんじ​な [gèńjíꜜnà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑina̠]

Noun

源(げん)氏(じ)名(な) • (Genji-na) ←げんじな (genzina)?

  1. nickname, historically used by courtesan and prostitutes and today also used by women who work in bars and nightclubs

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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