Chinese

Proper noun

埼玉

1. Saitama

Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) さ​いたま [sáꜜìtàmà] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ita̠ma̠]

Proper noun

埼玉 ‎(hiragana さいたま, romaji Saitama)

1. a place name, such as that of Saitama Prefecture or Saitama City
2. A surname​.

Usage notes

• The prefecture capital Saitama is usually written in hiragana.

Descendants

• Russian: Са́йтама f ‎(Sájtama)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3