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Where does “鹿児島” come from?

鹿児島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.

Ancestry of “鹿児島”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese島an island; one's domain, territory, turf
2Middle Chinese島—

Words derived from “鹿児島”

  • Kagoshima
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