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しんじゅわん【真珠湾】 : shinjuwan | define meaning
shinjuwan
Definition
Name
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Pearl Harbor
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しんじゅわんこうげき【真珠湾攻撃】
shinjuwan kougeki
"Attack on Pearl Harbor"
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しんじゅわんこうげき【真珠湾攻撃】
Etymology
Based on the English name. Formed from しんじゅ【真珠】 shinju "pearl" and わん【湾】 wan "bay; inlet". The English name itself is based off the Hawaiian appellation Wai Nomi "pearl waters" (also called Puʻuloa "long hill").
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 真珠湾 |
Kana | しんじゅわん |
Romanization | shinjuwan |
意味:しんじゅわん【真珠湾】、パールハーバー
Categories:
真珠湾
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 12). しんじゅわん【真珠湾】 : shinjuwan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1540/shinjuwan/.