Place names
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53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2046 indexed occurrences linked to places
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380 records · 1289 occurrences
中華
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
中華
中国を表す歴史的な日本語の呼称。「中華」は中国の地理・政治的中心を、「唐山」は中国から来る物品や人々の出自を指す用法を持つ。『蝦夷草紙』の時代の王朝や引用史料の年代を区別する。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 17:10
に心得たりといへり予於是て地極出地を測量するに四十二度なり思ふに中華北京の気候に漸似たるへしと発念し百菜出産すへき土地なれは能計策もあるへしと発念し又及はぬ事を思ひ
「中華」