武蔵

Etymology 1
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From. Attested in the ' spelled phonetically in ' as.

Ultimate derivation. One theory is based on an earlier placename,, which was apparently divided into upper and lower  portions, roughly corresponding to the later provinces of  and. The modern name Sagami then arose as a corruption of Musa-gami, while Musashi derived from Musa-shimo. However, this may be only a.

A separate theory suggests that Musashi derives from an old borrowing. Linguist derives this from  or, hypothetical Ainu forms that would mean "marsh/wetland of (i.e. belonging to) weeds/inedible or otherwise useless plants," and Musashi sits in the middle of the. However, 's 1905 Ainu dictionary and grammar includes no mention of a possessive suffix -i or -ihi. Another possible Ainu source could be.

The kanji spelling 武藏 probably first appeared in the  of 938 CE, but that origin is also unknown.

Proper noun

 * : a region of old Japan consisting of modern-day, , and prefectures.
 * 1) a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see )
 * 2) a place name

Etymology 2
Various nanori readings.

Proper noun