Etymograph

English

Fukushima

Fukushima comes from Japanese 福島.

  1. Japanesemodern福島Fukushima
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Fukushima

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern福島Fukushima
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Fukushima

Earliest quotation: 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being: “Fukushima prefecture, located just south of Miyagi, was also…”

Today it means

name The capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 福島 / Fukushima