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Geography / Part of an address | | Japanese term or phrase: 甲 | Part of the following address:
広島県、尾道市、浦崎町甲５６－１
What does 甲 stand for? |
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| | English translation:ko | Explanation:
Ko（甲）、 Otsu（乙）、 Hei （丙）and Tei（丁） ・・・which are called 'JIKKAN(十干(consists of ten stems )）' and are the Japanese equivalents to a, b, c, d.... . It is said that they were invented in ancient China before 1100 BC.as a way of counting years, months, days, hours as well as fortune telling.
The reference of 'jikkan'（十干）
http://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/十干
The reason why 甲 is written as 'ko' in English
地名のアルファベット表記は、例えば「大崎」は読みの上では「Oosaki」となりますが、連続している "O" を省略して「Osaki」と表記する傾向があります。
地名以外のもの（スポーツ選手名など）では、"O" のあとに "H" を入れるものもあります。
また、「東京」を「Toukyou」と書かず「Tokyo」と書くように、"O" と "U" が連続しているときは "U" を省略する傾向があります。
reference :http://memorva.jp/zipcode/index.php
As a rule, 'u' is omitted.
東京 → Tokyo
大阪 →Osaka
日光→ Nikko
京都→ Kyoto
・・・・－町 → cho
・・・―丁目 → chome
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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-04-16 17:31:13 GMT)
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reference of brief overview of jikkan:
http://www.weblio.jp/wkpja/content/十干_十干の概要
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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-04-16 22:59:34 GMT)
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As a rule, 'u' is omitted.
東京 → Tokyo (×Toukyou)
大阪 →Osaka(×OOsaka)
日光→ Nikko(×Nikkou)
京都→ Kyoto(×kyouto)
・・・・－町 → cho(×chou)
・・・―丁目 → chome(×choume)
北海道→ Hokkaido(×Hokkaidou)
In this case,甲(ko) (and Otsu（乙）、 Hei （丙）and Tei（丁） )is (or are) used to divide the town district to clearly the further details of the address.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-04-16 23:15:14 GMT)
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amended:
In this case,甲(ko) (and Otsu（乙）、 Hei （丙）and Tei（丁） )is (or are) used to divide the town district to clarify the further details of the address.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-04-17 00:00:39 GMT)
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Please see the link below,which you find the counterpart of 甲 is 'ko'.
http://memorva.jp/zipcode/map.php?pref=香川県&city=小豆郡土庄町&zipco...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-04-17 00:49:48 GMT)
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As described in the link above, Japan Post uses it.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-04-17 03:11:43 GMT)
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As the link below, 浦崎町乙（otsu)exists. So 甲 is written as ’ko'.
http://map.yahoo.co.jp/address?ac=34205&az=1.6A1AWYNX73
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-04-17 05:12:12 GMT)
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As the link below, 浦崎町乙（otsu)exists. So 甲 can be pronounced as ’ko'. It might not make a big difference, ko is a formal name in English.
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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2011-04-19 09:13:25 GMT) Post-grading
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