吉林

Chinese

lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) woods; forest
simp. and trad.
(吉林)
Literally: “auspicious forest”.

Etymology

Probably from 吉林烏拉吉林乌拉 (jílín wūlā), the Chinese transcription of Manchu ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
(girin ula, along the river).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

吉林

  1. () Jilin (a province in northeast China)
  2. () Jilin City (a city in Jilin, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きつ
Grade: S
りん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

吉林 (hiragana きつりん, rōmaji Kitsurin)

  1. Jilin province
  2. Jilin city, in Jilin province
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