コロンビア特別区

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 4
べつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
コロンビア特別區 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of English District of Columbia, from コロンビア (Koronbia) + 特別区(とくべつく) (tokubetsuku).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ロンビアとくべ [kòróńbíá tókúbétsúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [9])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ロンビアとくべ [kòróńbíá tókúbéꜜtsùkù] (Nakadaka – [8])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɾõ̞mbʲia̠ to̞kɯ̟be̞t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟]

Proper noun

コロンビア(とく)(べつ)() • (Koronbia Tokubetsuku

  1. the District of Columbia

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN