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みーわー【庭】

miiwaa

Pronunciation: [miːwaː] Pitch: LLHH

Definition

Noun

  1. Garden; front garden; front yard

Etymology

Attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling みや miya (#2 p. 23). Cognate to standard Japanese にわ【庭】 niwa "garden".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji
Kanaみーわー
Romanizationmiiwaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[miːwaː] Pitch: LLHH

意味:にわ【庭】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, June 6). みーわー【庭】 : miiwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4056/miiwaa/.