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Shibuya

/ʃɪˈbuːjə/

Shibuya proper noun: a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

Proper noun

Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)

  1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
    • The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139
  2. A surname from Japanese.

Shibuya meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Persian

Shibuya in Hindi

one of the special wards that form Tokyo
शिबुया śibuyā

Shibuya in Marathi

one of the special wards that form Tokyo
शिबुया śibuyā

Shibuya in Arabic

one of the special wards that form Tokyo
شِيبُويَا šībūyā

Shibuya in Persian

one of the special wards that form Tokyo
شیبویا šibuyâ
More languagesFewer languages
Shibuya in Thai
ชิบุยะ chí-bù-yá

Forms of Shibuya

pluralShibuyas

Origin of Shibuya

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Words formed from Shibuya

Words that rhyme with Shibuya

Questions about Shibuya

What does Shibuya mean?
Shibuya means a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
What is Shibuya in Hindi?
Shibuya in Hindi is शिबुया (śibuyā). See Shibuya meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shibuya?
Shibuya is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shibuya?
Shibuya is pronounced /ʃɪˈbuːjə/.

Words near Shibuya in the dictionary

  1. shibori
  2. Shibpur
  3. shibuichi
  4. Shibukawa
  5. Shibushi
  6. Shibuya
  7. Shibuya toast
  8. Shibuya-kei
  9. Shibuyas
  10. shicer
  11. shicers

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