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https://jisho.org/search/onkyo https://jisho.org/search/onkyo Onkyo means sound. Also: Often when there’s To (actually Tō) in a company’s name, it refers to To
by lynguist 4y ago
https://jisho.org/search/onkyo https://jisho.org/search/onkyo
Onkyo means sound. Also: Often when there’s To (actually Tō) in a company’s name, it refers to Tokyo’s To such as in Toshiba.
- Hamuko 4y ago>it refers to Tokyo’s To such as in Toshiba. You mean it refers to "east"?
- lynguist 4y agoNo, it’s an abbreviation of Tokyo. Even if To means East - in a compound To often stands for Tokyo. Same concept in these words: 来日 - Nichi means day, here it stands for Japan. Here’s an article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contracted_word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contr... More examples: Todai (To for Tokyo), Nissan (Ni for Nippon)
- 4ggr0 4y agoDoes this apply to Toyota as well?
- selectodude 4y agoNah, that's named after a guy called Toyoda.
- gkanai 4y ago日本 = Japan
- flobosg 4y agoThere’s a missing “s” in that URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contracted_words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_abbreviated_and_contr...
- rtpg 4y agoToshiba is short for Tokyo Shibaura Electric. But really it's short for The To in Tokyo Electiric, And the Shiba in Shibaura Manufacturing, two companies that were fused together. source: https://gogen.info/company/electrical-manufacturer/toshiba/ https://gogen.info/company/electrical-manufacturer/toshiba/