桐ヶ谷

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きり
Jinmeiyō
や(つ)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From (kiri, paulownia) + (ga, ancient genitive particle) + (yatsu, valley, used in placenames in Kamakura and Shimōsa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

桐ヶ谷 (hiragana きりがやつ, rōmaji Kirigayatsu)

  1. a valley in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture

Noun

桐ヶ谷 (hiragana きりがやつ, katakana キリガヤツ, rōmaji kirigayatsu)

  1. a variety of 里桜 (satozakura), where it originally appeared in Kirigayatsu
    Synonym: 八重一重 (yae-hitoe)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
きり
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From (kiri, paulownia) + (ga, ancient genitive particle) + (ya, valley).

Noun

桐ヶ谷 (hiragana きりがや, katakana キリガヤ, rōmaji kirigaya)

  1. a variety of 里桜 (satozakura), where it originally appeared in Kirigayatsu

Proper noun

桐ヶ谷 (hiragana きりがや, rōmaji Kirigaya)

  1. a place name, especially in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
きり
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From (kiri, paulownia) + (ga, ancient genitive particle) + (tani, valley).

Proper noun

桐ヶ谷 (hiragana きりがたに, rōmaji Kirigatani)

  1. a surname

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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