Word Meaning 吉備

きび kibi

吉備 is read as きび (kibi) and means Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces).

Meaning

English

Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)

Reading

Kana

きび

Romaji

kibi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 62655 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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吉備国際大学

きびこくさいだいがく

Kibi International University

吉祥天

きちじょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

吉報

きっぽう

good news

吉兆

きっちょう

lucky omen

吉野時代

よしのじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野朝時代

よしのちょうじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野家

よしのや

Yoshinoya

吉日

きちじつ

unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

吉原言葉

よしはらことば

language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

吉林大学

きつりんだいがく

Jilin University

吉方

えほう

favourable direction

吉事

きちじ

auspicious event

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