樺太

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Chinese

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Betula japonica
too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
trad. (樺太)
simp. (桦太)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 樺太 (Karafuto).

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樺太

  1. (~島) Alternative name for 庫頁库页 (Kùyè, “Sakhalin”).

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
から
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
ふと
Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
唐太
樺太 (Karafuto): the island of Sakhalin.
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From Ainu カラㇷ゚ト (Karapto).

The kanji spelling was decided upon during the creation of the first administrative district in Hokkaido during the Meiji period.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what is original meaning of Ainu term?”)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) らふと [kàráfútó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠ɸɯ̟to̞]
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Proper noun

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(から)(ふと) (Karafuto

  1. Karafuto, Sakhalin (an island today in Russia and formerly claimed by Japan)
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
かば
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
ふと
Grade: 2
(ateji)
kun'yomi

From the kun (mis)reading of the first kanji (literally birch).

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Proper noun

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(かば)(ふと) (Kabafuto

  1. Alternative form of 樺太 (Karafuto, Karafuto, Sakhalin (an island today in Russia and formerly claimed by Japan))
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