伊達

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Chinese[edit]

 
he; she; surname
he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)
 
attain; pass through; achieve
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
trad. (伊達)
simp. (伊达)
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Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 伊達 (Date).

Pronunciation[edit]


Proper noun[edit]

伊達

  1. () Date (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
だて
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
Grade: 4
(ateji)
jukujikun

Various theories:

Adjective[edit]

伊達(だて) (date-na (adnominal 伊達(だて) (date na), adverbial 伊達(だて) (date ni))

  1. chivalrous; heroic
  2. showing-off; vain
  3. stylish; having taste in manners or dress
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From earlier いだて or いだち. Further source unknown. Kanji became silent in the Muromachi Period.

Proper noun[edit]

伊達(だて) (Date

  1. Date (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname
    ()()(まさ)(むね)
    Date Masamune
    Date Masamune (samurai)