Etymograph

English

ichibu

Ichibu comes from Japanese いちぶ.

  1. Japanesemodernいちぶichibu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1854ichibu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodernいちぶichibu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1854ichibu

Earliest quotation: 1854, Samuel Wells Williams, Yokohama: “Setting aside what was done yesterday, we began by…”

Every English word from Japanese いちぶ

Today it means

noun An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871.

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Etymograph / Japanese いちぶ / ichibu

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