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No, 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 i
by lynguist 4y ago
No, 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...