| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| こう Grade: 3 | へ > べ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
⟨kamu pe1⟩ →⟨kamube1⟩ → */kamubʲe/ →/kaũbe/ →/kɔːbe/ →/koːbe/
Originally a compound of神(kamu,Old Japanese combining form ofkami, “(Shinto)god,deity”) +戸(he,“house”); itself referring to生田神社(Ikuta Jinja,“Ikuta Shrine”) as attested in theNihon Shoki (720CE).[1][2]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| かん Grade: 3 | へ > べ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| じん Grade: 3 | こ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| こう > ごう Grade: 3 | と > ど Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| かん Grade: 3 | と > ど Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| じん Grade: 3 | こ > ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| かん > かの Grade: 3 | と Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 戸 |
| こう Grade: 3 | と > ど Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神戶(kyūjitai) |
Compound of神(kamu,combining form ofkami2, “(Shinto)god,deity”) +戸(pe1,“house”). Thepe1 changes tobe1 as an instance ofrendaku (連濁).
神戸 (kamube1) (kanaかむべ)