札幌

Chinese

short note advertising sign
simp. and trad.
(札幌)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

札幌

  1. () Sapporo (a city in Hokkaidō, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さつ > さっ
Grade: 4
ほろ > ぽろ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi kun’yomi
ateji (当て字)

Etymology

From Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally dry, great river).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

札幌 (hiragana さっぽろ, rōmaji Sapporo)

  1. Sapporo (a city in Hokkaidō, Japan)

Descendants

References

  1. 札幌市 (February 21, 2011), “ふるさとの川史話いっぱい”, in 札幌市
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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