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：2025/12/24
埼玉
Hiragana
さいたま / さきたま
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
historical
alternative
Japanese Meaning
日本の関東地方に位置する埼玉県、またはその周辺地域を指す固有名詞。歴史的には、武蔵国の一部を成した埼玉郡などを起源とする地名。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのむさしのくにのなかにあったさいたまぐんというちいきのなまえ
Chinese (Simplified)
（历史）埼玉郡的简称，位于日本关东地方，旧属武藏国东北部，沿利根川。
Sense（1）
(historical) Short for 埼玉郡 (Saitama-gun): Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)
Sense（2）
Short for 埼玉県 (Saitama-ken): Saitama, Saitama Prefecture (a prefecture of Japan)
Sense（3）
Alternative spelling of さいたま (Saitama): Saitama (the capital city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan)
Sense（4）
a surname
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Quizzes for review
(historical) Short for 埼玉郡 (Saitama-gun): Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)
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埼玉
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I live in Saitama Prefecture.
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私は埼玉県に住んでいます。
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