真珠湾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 珠 湾
しん
Grade: 3 		しゅ > じゅ
Grade: S 		わん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞珠灣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

真珠 (shinju, “pearl”) +‎ 湾 (wan, “harbor”). Calque of English Pearl Harbor.

Proper noun

真(しん)珠(じゅ)湾(わん) • (Shinjuwan) 

  1. Pearl Harbor
    Synonym: パールハーバー (Pāru Hābā)

References

  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
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