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柏崎刈羽 (かしわざきかりわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

柏かしわ崎ざき刈かり羽わ

Meanings

1

noun

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

place name

Refers to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa area in Niigata Prefecture, often associated with the nuclear power plant.

柏かしわ崎ざき刈かり羽わ原げん子し力りょく発はつ電でん所しょは新にい潟がた県けんにある。
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is in Niigata Prefecture.

Kanji

柏oak, cypress
崎promontory, cape, spit
刈reap, cut, clip
羽

feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Etymology

Compound of the place names 柏崎 (Kashiwazaki) and 刈羽 (Kariwa).