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静岡 (しずおか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

静しず岡おか

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Meanings

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noun

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

Refers to both the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture and the prefecture itself, located in the Chūbu region of Japan.

静しず岡おかはお茶ちゃの産さん地ちとして有ゆう名めいです。
Shizuoka is famous as a tea-producing region.
来らい月げつ、静しず岡おかに引ひっ越こす予よ定ていです

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I plan to move to Shizuoka next month.

Written forms

静しず岡おかUsage99%
Standard modern spelling for the city and prefecture.
しずおかUsage1%
靜しず岡おかUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; not used in modern writing but may appear in historical contexts or search queries.

Kanji

静quiet
岡mount, hill, knoll
靜quiet

Etymology

The name 静岡 (Shizuoka) was created in 1869 by combining the kanji 静 (quiet) and 岡 (hill), replacing the earlier name 府中 (Fuchū). The exact motivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the area's geography.