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鳩山

简鸠山 · 繁鳩山

Mandarin · pinyin Jiū shān

Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
鸠: jiū · pigeon; collect, assemble

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an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 鳩山, Hatoyama
(～町) Hatoyama (a town in Hiki district, Saitama Prefecture, Japan)

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