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廣島

简广岛 · 繁廣島

Mandarin · pinyin Guǎng dǎo

Hiroshima (prefecture and city in Japan)

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广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
岛: dǎo · island

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3–3 · Guang3 dao3

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gwong2 dou2

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(～縣) Hiroshima (a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan)
(～市) Hiroshima (the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)

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