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なちじん【今帰仁】 : nachijin | define meaning

nachijin

Pronunciation: [nat͡ɕid͡ʑiŋ̍]

Definition

Name

Nakijin; Nakijin village
1. なちじなー
  nachijinaa
  "A person from Nakijin"

Etymology

Borrowed into Japanese as なきじん【今帰仁】 nakijin "Nakijin". From Old Okinawan みやきせん miyakisen (miyakizen) ← *imakiziri.

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

海東諸国紀 (해동제국기, Haedong chegukki) (1471), "Records of Countries Across the Sea", records "伊麻寄時利" *imagisiri (*imakiziri).
おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623) records "みやきせん".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	今帰仁
Kana	なちじん
Romanization	nachijin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[nat͡ɕid͡ʑiŋ̍]

意味：なきじん【今帰仁】、なきじんそん【今帰仁村】

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今帰仁

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 26). なちじん【今帰仁】 : nachijin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1563/nachijin/.