神戸

See also: 神戶 and 神户

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	戸
こう Grade: 3	へ > べ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

kamupe → kampe → kaube → koːbe. Compound of 神 (kamu, “god”) +‎ 戸 (he, “house”). Originally referred to a house belonging to the Ikuta Shrine.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーべ [kóꜜòbè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːbe̞]

Proper noun

神戸 (hiragana こうべ, rōmaji Kōbe, historical hiragana かうべ)

Kobe, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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