Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
名田小・名田中
English translation:
Nada Elementary School / Nada Junior High School
Added to glossary by
Ala Rabie
Jul 1, 2006 14:00
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
名田小・名田中
Japanese to English
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Geography
Place name
和歌山県御坊市の地図ですが、「名田小」と「名田中」という場所があります。ふりがなをお教えくださらないのですか。
よろしくお願いいたします。
よろしくお願いいたします。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | Nada Elementary School / Nada Junior High School |
jsl (X)
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| 5 +2 | Nada Elementary School Nada Junior High School |
Mayumi Koide
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Proposed translations
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Nada Elementary School / Nada Junior High School
"小" and "中" are abbreviations of "小学校" and "中学校," respectively.
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Mayumi Koide
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
United States
Also an engineer/programmer
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
Nada Elementary School Nada Junior High School
名田小 is a short way to say 名田小学校
名田中 is a short way to say 名田中学校
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-01 18:11:56 GMT)
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High school names and college names are abbreviated this way, too. For example:
千葉大学 -> 千葉大 埼玉大学 -> 埼玉大
千葉高校（千葉高等学校） -> 千葉高
However, in general, when the name of the region (city, prefecture and etc.) is longer, that is also abbreviated.
For example:
東京大学 -> 東大 名古屋大学 -> 名大
船橋高校（船橋高等学校） -> 船高
名田中 is a short way to say 名田中学校
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-01 18:11:56 GMT)
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High school names and college names are abbreviated this way, too. For example:
千葉大学 -> 千葉大 埼玉大学 -> 埼玉大
千葉高校（千葉高等学校） -> 千葉高
However, in general, when the name of the region (city, prefecture and etc.) is longer, that is also abbreviated.
For example:
東京大学 -> 東大 名古屋大学 -> 名大
船橋高校（船橋高等学校） -> 船高
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