Kanazawa

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Kanazawa

  • /ˌkanəˈzɑːwə/ UK
  • /ˌkɑnəˈzɑwə/ US

Where it comes from

From Japanese 金沢(かなざわ) (Kanazawa, literally “golden marsh”).

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.
  2. A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

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name city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

한국어가나자와 Ganajawa
日本語金沢 Kanazawa
中文金澤 /金泽 Jīnzé
हिन्दीकानाज़ावा kānāzāvā
РусскийКанадза́ва Kanadzáva
Tiếng ViệtKanazawa
العربيةكَانَازَاوَا kanazāwā

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"Kanazawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kanazawa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kanazawa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kanazawa

Chicago

"Kanazawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kanazawa.

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@misc{kanazawa_2026,
  title = {Kanazawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kanazawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}