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秋葉原

简秋叶原 · 繁秋葉原

Mandarin · pinyin Qiū yè yuán

Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores

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秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4–2 · Qiu1 ye4 yuan2

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Akihabara (a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan)

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