Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Japanese Scripts 茨城(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. eebarakee [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "thorn castle" in Japanese.
Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Japanese Scripts 茨城(Japanese Kanji) いばらき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. EE-BA-RA-KYEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "thorny castle" from Japanese 茨 (ibara) meaning "thorn" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle", so named for a legendary castle of thorns that was built in the area to vanquish thieves or burglars. This is the name of a prefecture of Japan.