Chinese

Proper noun

福井

1. Fukui, Japan

Japanese

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) ふく​い [fùkúꜜì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ふくい [fùkúí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝkɯᵝi]

Proper noun

福井 ‎(hiragana ふくい, romaji Fukui, historical hiragana ふくゐ)

1. A surname​.
2. a place name, such as that of Fukui prefecture.
3. The capital city of Fukui prefecture.

Derived terms

• 福井県
• 福井市
• 福井藩

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