Kawasaki

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US/kæwəˈsɑki/US/kaʊəˈsɑki/

proper noun

A major city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Meanings

proper nounKawasaki (countable and uncountable, plural Kawasakis)

plural Kawasakis

  1. countableuncountableA major city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
  2. countableA surname from Japanese.
  3. countableuncountableA Japanese motorcycle manufacturer.
  4. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Kawasaki disease.

Origin

Transliteration of Japanese 川崎 (Kawasaki).

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Translations

Arabic كَاوَاسَاكِي, كَاوَاسَاكِي
  • كَاوَاسَاكِي (kawasakī)city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • كَاوَاسَاكِي (kawasakī)Japanese surname
  • كَاوَاسَاكِي (kawasakī)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Bulgarian Каваза́ки, Каваза́ки
  • Каваза́ки (Kavazáki)Japanese surname
  • Каваза́ки (Kavazáki)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin 川崎, 川崎
  • 川崎 (Chuānqí)city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • 川崎 (Chuānqí)Japanese surname
  • 川崎 (Chuānqí)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Czech Kawasaki
  • Kawasakicity in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Finnish Kawasaki, Kawasaki
  • Kawasakicity in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • KawasakiJapanese surname
  • KawasakiJapanese motorcycle manufacturer
Japanese 川崎, 川崎
  • 川崎 (Kawasaki)city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • 川崎 (Kawasaki)Japanese surname
  • カワサキ (Kawasaki)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Korean 가와사키, 가와사키
  • 가와사키 (Gawasaki)city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • 가와사키 (Gawasaki)Japanese surname
  • 가와사키 (Gawasaki)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Polish Kawasaki, Kawasaki
  • Kawasakicity in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • KawasakiJapanese surname
  • KawasakiJapanese motorcycle manufacturer
Portuguese Kawasaki
  • KawasakiJapanese motorcycle manufacturer
Russian Каваса́ки, Каваса́ки
  • Каваса́ки (Kavasáki)city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
  • Каваса́ки (Kavasáki)Japanese surname
  • Каваса́ки (Kavasáki)Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Cite this entry
APA

Kawasaki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawasaki

MLA

“Kawasaki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawasaki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kawasaki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawasaki.

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