Tanizaki

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proper noun

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 谷崎

“Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, b. 1886”

OriginJapanese 谷崎 →
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Meanings

proper nounTanizaki (plural Tanizakis)

plural Tanizakis

  1. A transliteration of the Japanese surname 谷崎

    Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, b. 1886

  2. A surname from Japanese.

Origin

  1. Japanese谷崎
  2. EnglishTanizaki

Borrowed from Japanese 谷崎.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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