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There are a small number of municipalities inJapanwhose names are written inhiraganaorkatakana,together known askana,rather thankanjias is traditional for Japanese place names.[1]Many city names written in kana have kanji equivalents that are either phoneticmanyōgana,or whose kanji are outside of thejōyō kanji.[citation needed]Others, such asTsukubainIbaraki Prefecture,are taken from localities or landmarks whose names continue to be written in kanji. Another cause is the merger of multiple cities, one of which had the original kanji — in such cases, the hiragana place name is used to create a new identity for the merged city, distinct from the constituent city with the same kanji name.
List of fully hiragana cities and towns
editList of partially Hiragana cities
editCity / Town |
Hiragana + Kanji |
Full kanji |
Prefecture |
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Akiruno | あきる dã thị | Thu lưu dã, a kĩ lưu dã | Tokyo |
Ichikikushikino | いちき xuyến mộc dã thị | Thị tới xuyến mộc dã | Kagoshima |
Higashikagawa | Đông かがわ thị | Đông hương xuyên | Kagawa |
Higashimiyoshi | Đông みよし đinh | Đông tam hảo | Tokushima |
Kinokawa | Kỷ の xuyên thị | Kỷ chi xuyên | Wakayama |
Minamiawaji | Nam あわじ thị | Nam đạm lộ | Hyōgo |
Izunokuni | Y đậu の quốc thị | Y đậu quốc gia | Shizuoka |
Fujimino | ふじみ dã thị | Phú sĩ thấy dã | Saitama |
List of Katakana cities
editRomanized |
Katakana + Kanji |
Prefecture |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Niseko | ニセコ đinh | Hokkaidō | fromAinu |
Minamiarupusu | Nam アルプス thị | Yamanashi | from "Japanese Alps" |
References
edit- ^Hosokawa, Naoko (2020)."Katakana and Japanese National Identity. The Use of Katakana for Japanese Names and Expressions".Silva Iaponicarum: Problems and Perspectives for Japan in a Changing World.56:119–136.doi:10.12775/sijp.2020.56-59.7.