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德川

Mandarin · pinyin Dé chuān

Tokugawa, Japanese shogunal clan (1603–1867)

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil

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2–1 · De2 chuan1

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name · Etymology 1

an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 徳川, Tokugawa
(～幕府) (historical) Tokugawa shogunate

name · Etymology 2

(～市) Tokchon (a city in North Korea)

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