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千葉 (chiba) Japanese meaning: Chiba (city, prefecture) | Kotomora

千ち葉ば

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ば

Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

Refers to Chiba City or Chiba Prefecture, located east of Tokyo.

千ち葉ば県けんは東とう京きょうの隣となりにあります。
Chiba Prefecture is next to Tokyo.

Kanji

千thousand
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Written forms

千ち葉ばUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for the place name.
ちばUsage2%

Etymology

The name 千葉 (Chiba) is of uncertain origin, but it has been used as a place name since ancient times. The kanji literally mean 'thousand leaves'.

来らい週しゅう、千ち葉ば市しに出しゅっ張ちょうします。

I'm going on a business trip to Chiba City next week.