神村

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神 村
かみ
Grade: 3 		むら
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Compound of 神 (kami, “god”) +‎ 村 (mura, “village”).

Proper noun

神(かみ)村(むら) • (Kamimura) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 村
こう
Grade: 3 		むら
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Shift from older kamumura, itself a compound of 神 (kamu, “god”, ancient compounding form) +‎ 村 (mura, “village”).

/kamumura/ → /kɔːmura/ → /koːmura/

Proper noun

神(こう)村(むら) • (Kōmura) 

  1. a surname
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