淀川

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
よど
Jinmeiyō
かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
 淀川 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From (よど) (yodo, pool, eddy) + (かわ) (-kawa, suffix after names of rivers). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) どがわ [yòdógáwá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞do̞ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun[edit]

(よど)(がわ) (Yodogawaよどがは (Yodogafa)?

  1. Yodo River (a river in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname