also: ハルピン
noun
Harbin (China)
Refers to the city of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China. Usually written in katakana.
ハルビンは冬の氷祭りで有名です。
Harbin is famous for its winter ice festival.
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.