広東

Japanese
Kanji in this term
広 東
かん
Grade: 2		 とん
Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Canton (“Guangzhou; Guangdong”). The kanji is from Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

広東(カントン) • (Kanton) 

  1. Guangdong (a province of China)
  2. Synonym of 広州 (Kōshū, “Guangzhou”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
広 東
こう
Grade: 2		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

広(こう)東(とう) • (Kōtō) 

  1. Guangdong (a province of China)

See also

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
広 東
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
廣東 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʷan̩tuŋ̍/

Proper noun

広東(くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun) 

  1. Guangdong (a province of China)
  2. Guangzhou (a city in Guangdong, China)

Derived terms

References
  • “クヮントゥン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963
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