Kanazawa

Ka·na·za·wa
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UK/ˌkanəˈzɑːwə/US/ˌkɑnəˈzɑwə/

proper noun

The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.

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Meanings

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.

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic كَانَازَاوَا
  • كَانَازَاوَا (kanazāwā)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Bulgarian Канадзава
  • Канадзава (Kanadzava)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Chinese Cantonese 金澤 /金泽
  • 金澤 /金泽 (gam¹ zaak⁶)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Chinese Mandarin 金澤 /金泽
  • 金澤 /金泽 (Jīnzé)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Esperanto Kanazaŭa
  • Kanazaŭacity in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Hindi कानाज़ावा
  • कानाज़ावा (kānāzāvā)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Hungarian Kanazava
  • Kanazavacity in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Japanese 金沢
  • 金沢 (Kanazawa)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Korean 가나자와
  • 가나자와 (Ganajawa)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Lithuanian Kanadzava
  • Kanadzavacity in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Russian Канадза́ва
  • Канадза́ва (Kanadzáva)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Thai คานาซาวะ
  • คานาซาวะ (kaa-naa-saa-wá)city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Vietnamese Kanazawa
  • Kanazawacity in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nakazawa
Cite this entry
APA

Kanazawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanazawa

MLA

“Kanazawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanazawa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kanazawa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanazawa.

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