野村 (yě cūn) — Nomura (Japanese surname) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Nomura (Japanese surname)

Examples

野村。
yě cūn Xiān sheng shì rì běn zhù míng de tóu zī jiā.
Mr. Nomura is a famous Japanese investor.
野村。
Wǒ zuó tiān zài huì yì shàng jiàn dào le yě cūn shè zhǎng.
I saw President Nomura at the meeting yesterday.
野村。
Zhè jiā gōng sī shì yě cūn jí tuán de xià shǔ qǐ yè.
This company is a subsidiary of the Nomura Group.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

予yǔ野yě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木寸村

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

寸

寸cùn村cūn

Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.

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