Okazaki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岡崎 (おかざき, ​Okazaki).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊkəˈzɑːkɪ/, /ˌɒkəˈzɑːkɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːki

Proper noun

Okazaki (plural Okazakis)

1. A surname from Japanese.
2. A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Derived terms

• Okazaki fragment

Japanese

Romanization

Okazaki

1. Rōmaji transcription of おかざき

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岡崎 (Okazaki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.kaˈza.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: O‧ka‧za‧ki

Proper noun

Okazaki m pers or f

1. a surname
   • 2009, Arkadiusz Tarnowski, Polska i Japonia 1989-2004: stosunki polityczne, gospodarcze i kulturalne:

     Funkcję prezesa PFj powierzono wielolemiemu wykładowcy języka japońskiego na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim Okazakiemu Tsuneo.

     The CEO of PFj's function was given over to the Japanese instructor at the University of Warsaw, Okazaki Tsuneo.

Declension

Declension of Okazaki

	singular	plural
nominative	Okazaki	Okazacy
genitive	Okazakiego	Okazaków
dative	Okazakiemu	Okazakom
accusative	Okazakiego	Okazaków
instrumental	Okazakim	Okazakami
locative	Okazakim	Okazakach
vocative	Okazaki	Okazacy

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Proper noun

Okazaki n (indeclinable)

1. A city in the prefecture of Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Further reading

• Okazaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岡崎 (Okazaki).

Proper noun

Okazaki m or f by sense

1. a surname from Japanese, of Brazilian usage
   • 1947, Arquivos da Polícia Civil de São Paulo:

     […] na cidade de Tupã, Jorge Okazaki foi assassinado a tiros de revólver por Kori Kato, filho de Keizo Kato, de Birigüí.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2000, Fernando Morais, Corações sujos: a história da Shindo Renmei, →ISBN:

     Colocados nas celas e chamados um a um para depor, os japoneses deram com a presença do contador Jorge Okazaki, de novo colaborando com o delegado como intérprete ad hoc.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)