奥田

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奥	田
おく Grade: S	た > だ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
奧田 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おくだ​ [òkúdáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝda̠]

Proper noun

奥(おく)田(だ) • (Okuda) 

1. Okuda (neighborhoods in Japan):
   1. The neighborhoods of Inazawa and Nishio and of Mihama, Aichi Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture.
   3. A neighborhood of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.
   4. A neighborhood of Higashiagatsumama, Gunma Prefecture.
   5. A neighborhood of Hatoyama, Saitama Prefecture.
   6. A neighborhood of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture.
   7. A neighborhood of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture.
   8. A neighborhood of Moji, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture.
   9. A neighborhood of Ōhira, Miyagi Prefecture.
2. a surname

   奥(おく)田(だ)邦(くに)雄(お)

   Okuda Kunio

   Kunio Okuda, hepatologist known for the Okuda needle (Chiba needle)