常盤
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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常 | 盤 |
とこ > とき Grade: 5 |
いわ > わ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
⟨to2ko2 ipa⟩ → ⟨to2ki1pa⟩ → */təkʲipa/ → /tokifa/ → /tokiwa/
From Old Japanese.
Shift from a compound of 常 (toko, “unchanging”) + 岩 (iwa, “rock”).[1][2]
Noun
常盤 (hiragana ときわ, rōmaji tokiwa, historical hiragana ときは)
Adjective
常盤 (-nari inflection, hiragana ときわ, rōmaji tokiwa, historical hiragana ときは)
- Alternative spelling of 常磐 (tokiwa): eternal, unchanging; evergreen
Proper noun
常盤 (hiragana ときわ, rōmaji Tokiwa, historical hiragana ときは)
- Short for 常盤御前 (Tokiwa Gozen): the mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- a place name, especially in Ukyō Ward, Kyoto
- a surname
- a female given name
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