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チャンパ (chanpa) Japanese meaning: Champa | Kotomora

チャンパ

also: せんじょう

チャ

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Meanings

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Champa

historical termusually written using kana alone

Refers to the historical kingdom(s) of Champa in what is now central and southern Vietnam. Typically written in katakana as チャンパ.

チャンパ王おう国こくはベトナム中ちゅう部ぶに栄さかえた。
The Kingdom of Champa flourished in central Vietnam.

Kanji

占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
城castle

Written forms

チャンパUsage81%
Katakana spelling is standard for this historical kingdom name; the kanji form 占城 is rare and mainly historical.
占城Usage19%

Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

チャンパ
せんじょう
Historical kanji spelling with the on'yomi reading せんじょう; rarely used in modern texts.

せんじょう

Etymology

From the name of the historical kingdom Champa, via Vietnamese or other regional languages.