出羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出	羽
で Grade: 1	は > わ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

Shift from Idewa below.

Compare the shift of classical verb 出づ (izu) → 出る (deru, “to come, leave”).

Proper noun

出(で)羽(わ) • (Dewa) ^{←では (Defa)?}

1. Short for 出羽国 (Dewa-no-kuni): Dewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures

   Synonym: 羽州 (Ushū)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 出羽三山(でわさんざん) (Dewa Sanzan)
• 出羽山地(でわさんち) (Dewa Sanchi)
• 出羽神社(でわじんじゃ) (Dewa Jinja)
• 出羽(でわの)守(かみ) (Dewa no Kami)
• 出羽富士(でわふじ) (Dewafuji)

See also

• 羽前(うぜん) (Uzen)
• 羽後(うご) (Ugo)
• 奥(おう)羽(う) (Ōu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
出	羽
い(で) Grade: 1	は > わ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Possibly from Old Japanese. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Ainu?”)

Proper noun

出(いで)羽(わ) or 出羽(いでは) • (Idewa or Ideha) 

1. (obsolete) Short for 出羽国 (Idewa/Ideha-no-kuni): Idewa Province, an old province of Japan on which is today Yamagata and Akita Prefectures

Derived terms

• 出羽神社(ではじんじゃ) (Deha Jinja)
• 出(いで)羽(わの)柵(き) (Idewa no Ki)