結城

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	city walls; city; town
trad. (結城)		結	城
simp. (结城)		结	城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結城 (Yūki).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiéchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: Jiéchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyecherng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    竭誠／竭诚
    結城／结城
    結成／结成

Proper noun

結城

(～市) Yūki (a city in Ibaraki, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	城
ゆ(う) Grade: 4	き Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the many 楮 (kōzo, “paper mulberry”) trees originally planted there, from 木綿 (yuu, “string made from the fibers of the paper mulberry”), cognate with 結う (yuu, “to tie up”).

Proper noun

結城 (hiragana ゆうき, rōmaji Yūki, historical hiragana ゆふき)

a place name, especially, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
a surname

Derived terms

結 (ゆう)城 (き)座 (ざ) (Yūkiza)
結 (ゆう)城 (き)神 (じん)社 (じゃ) (Yūki Jinja)
結 (ゆう)城 (き)紬 (つむぎ) (Yūki-tsumugi)
結 (ゆう)城 (き)木 (も)綿 (めん) (Yūki momen)

Noun

結城 (hiragana ゆうき, rōmaji Yūki, historical hiragana ゆふき)

Short for 結城紬 (Yūki-tsumugi): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Derived terms

結 (ゆう)城 (き)縞 (じま) (Yūki-jima)
ガス結 (ゆう)城 (き) (gasu Yūki)
絹経 (きぬたて)結 (ゆう)城 (き) (kinutate Yūki)
綿 (めん)結 (ゆう)城 (き) (men Yūki)

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