対馬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
対 馬
つし
Grade: 3		 ま
Grade: 2
nanori kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
對馬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The kanji were transliterated into Old Chinese by Chen Shou in Wajinden(original text here):

始度一海，千餘里至對馬國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
始度一海，千余里至对马国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Shǐ dù yī hǎi, qiān yú lǐ zhì Duìmǎ guó. [Pinyin]
After crossing a sea for the first time, one arrives at Tsushima Province in more than 1,000 li.(Wiktionary translation)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つ​しま [tsúꜜshìmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝɕima̠]

Proper noun

対(つし)馬(ま) • (Tsushima) 

  1. Tsushima (an island in Japan)
  2. a surname
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