Etymograph

English

Shibuya

Shibuya comes from Japanese 渋谷.

  1. Japanesemodern渋谷しぶや, Shibuyaliterally ‘harsh valley’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Shibuya

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern渋谷しぶや, Shibuyaliterally ‘harsh valley’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Shibuya

Earliest quotation: 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being: “The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image…”

The story

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Every English word from Japanese 渋谷

Today it means

name A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

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

Etymograph / Japanese 渋谷 / Shibuya

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