Place names
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
ヘンジ
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
ヘンジ
『蝦夷草紙』でオホーツク港周辺の海域・距離を説明するロシア人の話に現れる呼称。『蝦夷草紙』はカラフト島との南北関係に続けて記す。音写の区切りと単位を含む文意が確定しておらず、現代の国名を割り当てない。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 75:4
生ヲ請タル身ナレハナリ扨又ヲホツカ」ノ大港ハ唐太島ノ正北ニ当リ「ヘンジ ユンマフリヤ ヲ凡テ「セイチヤウヘルスタアル」ト云此説ハ インユヨ ノ云リ釈シテ日本ノ内海ヲ凡
「ヘンジ」