高市

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2
いち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いち [tàkáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ka̠it͡ɕi]

Proper noun

(たか)(いち) • (Takaichi

  1. Takaichi District, a district located in central Nara, Japan.
  2. a surname
    高市(たかいち)早苗(さなえ)
    Takaichi Sanae
    Sanae Takaichi

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たか > たけ
Grade: 2
いち > ち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けち [tàkéchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ke̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

(たけ)() • (takechi

  1. (archaic) a market located on high grounds

Proper noun

(たけ)() • (Takechi

  1. a county in Japan
  2. an ancient place name in Kuji County, Hitachi Province (now Ibaraki Prefecture)
  3. a surname

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 高市”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here