みちばた

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spellings
    道端
    道ばた

    From (みち) (michi) + (はた) (hata). The hata changes to bata as an instance of rendaku ((れん)(だく)).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    みちばた • (michibataみちばた (mitibata)?

    1. roadside

    Etymology 2

    For pronunciation and definitions of みちばた – see the following entry.
    道端
    [proper noun] a surname
    (This term, みちばた (michibata), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

    References

    1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN