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See also: 白头山

Chinese

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hoary head; white hair; whitehead mountain; hill
trad. (白頭山) 白頭
simp. (白头山) 白头

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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白頭山

  1. Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ぺく
Grade: 1
とぅ
Grade: 2
さん
Grade: 1
irregular

From Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan).

Alternative forms

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  • (less common) 白頭山(ペクトサン) (Pekutosan)
  • (dated) 白頭山(はくとうさん) (hakutōsan)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pe̞kɯ̟tɯ̟sã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

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白頭山(ペクトゥサン) (Pekutusan

  1. Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ぺく
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
さん
Grade: 1
irregular

From Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan), with an irregular vowel suited to Japanese phonology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pe̞kɯ̟to̞sã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

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白頭山(ペクトサン) (Pekutosan

  1. (less common) Alternative form of 白頭山 (Pekutusan, Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China))

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
さん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Orthographic borrowing from Korean 백두산(白頭山) (baekdusan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟to̞ːsã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

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(はく)(とう)(さん) (Hakutōsanはくとうさん (fakutousan)?

  1. (less common) Alternative form of 白頭山 (Pekutusan, Paektu Mountain (a mountain on the border between North Korea and China))

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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白頭山 (Paektusan) (hangeul 백두산)

  1. hanja form? of 백두산 (Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border))