also: ハルピン
Harbin (China)
Refers to the city of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China. Usually written in katakana.
Harbin is famous for its winter ice festival.
Standard katakana spelling for the city name; usually written in kana.
Alternate pronunciation; less common than ハルビン.
Alternate ateji kanji form; marked as rarely used.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.
From Chinese 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn), via Manchu ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ (Harbin). The Japanese form is a phonetic borrowing.