Nori-baNori-ba is a native Japanese word, from noru 'ride on, get on (transportation)' and -ba 'place'. It refers to a place where transportation is accessed, whether a bus stop, a taxi stand/cab rank, or a station platform. Nori-ba should be written either as
However, it is much more common in public places to find nori-ba
written in hiragana as
The rationale for using hiragana is probably a desire to simplify
signs in public places so as to reduce clutter and increase legibility. The
hiragana form A Google search revealed the following pattern for nori-ba on the Internet in August 2003. For comparison, results for the similar construction uri-ba (sales counter) are shown alongside:
What is most striking about this comparison is the fact that |
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