キエフ

Japanese

Alternative forms

キーウ (Kīu, “Kyiv”)

Etymology

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) キエフ [kíꜜèfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲie̞ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

キエフ • (Kiefu)

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)

Usage notes

キーウ (Kīu) is official in Japan as of March 31, 2021. ()

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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