Aomori

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori).

The original Japanese name was first used in 1624. One origin claims that the city's name was derived from a former forest on a hill near present-day Honcho (本町) used by fishermen to locate the town.

Proper noun

Aomori

  1. A prefecture in northeastern Japan.
  2. A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Translations

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See also

prefectures of Japanedit

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Aomori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あおもり

Portuguese

Proper noun

Aomori f

  1. Aomori (a city and prefecture of Tōhoku, Japan)
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