also: サンフランシスコ
noun
Obsolete ateji spelling for the city of San Francisco. In modern Japanese, サンフランシスコ is used instead.
See also: サンフランシスコ
戦前の地図には「桑港」と書かれていることがある。
On pre-war maps, it is sometimes written as 桑港.
「桑港」はサンフランシスコの
桑港 is an old ateji for San Francisco.
Modern standard katakana spelling for San Francisco. This is a gikun reading for 桑港.
Modern standard name for San Francisco; 桑港 is an obsolete ateji spelling.
Ateji (当て字) spelling for San Francisco, using the kanji 桑 (mulberry) and 港 (port). The reading そうこう is a Sino-Japanese approximation of 'San Francisco'. The exact origin of this specific ateji is uncertain, but it was used historically in Japanese texts.