Where does “鳴門” come from?

鳴門 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 鳴門, from Old Japanese 門 — a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

鳴門 (Japanese): a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of...

Definitions

  1. a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of...

Ancestry of “鳴門”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese鳴門a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools
2Old Japanese門a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

Words derived from “鳴門”

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