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Biratori, Hidaka region, Hokkaidō

岩知志

いわちし Iwachishi

Both readings turn on cis, and the article leaves the choice between the hollow below the cliff mountain and the six peaks along it open.

Ainu spellings: Iwa-cis, Iwan-cis

Analyses

iwa-cis

イワチシ

proposed

hollow of the rocky mountain

Proponent: zenibako_trek（小樽銭函地名歴史研究会） (zenibako_trek (Otaru Zenibako Place-Name and History Society))

cis can name the hollow between two mountains; the reading is taken to point at the foot of the cliff mountain.

zenibako_trek2025 「岩知志（いわちし）」
Analysis details
Confidence: low

iwa is a dictionary word in the sense used; the article gives the sense of cis it needs without a dictionary citation.

iwan-cis

イワンチシ

proposed

six standing rocks

Proponent: zenibako_trek（小樽銭函地名歴史研究会） (zenibako_trek (Otaru Zenibako Place-Name and History Society))

The reading refers to six peaks standing along the cliff mountain; the author calls it a reading worth attention without preferring it.

zenibako_trek2025 「岩知志（いわちし）」
Analysis details
Confidence: low

iwan 'six' is a dictionary word; the article gives cis in the sense 'standing rock' without a dictionary citation and leaves the choice between the two readings open.

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