中国
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 中国 – see 中國 (“China; the Middle Kingdom; the Chūgoku region of Japan; etc.”). (This term, 中国, is the simplified form of 中國.) |
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 国 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Chinese 中國 (literally “Central Country”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
中国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國, hiragana ちゅうごく, rōmaji Chūgoku)
- China (country in east Asia)
- 1998 November 30 [Nov 25 1990], Fujiko F. Fujio, のび太とアニマル惑星 [Nobita and the Animal Planet] (大長編ドラえもん; 10), volume 10 (fiction, in Japanese), 22nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 27:
- ねえねえ、今の地図みた⁉
- Nē nē, ima no chizu mita⁉
- Hey look, isn’t that a map⁉
- Mita! Ittai koko wa nan to iu kuni darō.
- It is! And what country is this anyway?
- Kuni? Kuni tte nāni.
- Country? What’s a country?
- Amerika toka Chūgoku toka iroiro aru ja nai.
- There are countries like America and China, aren’t there?
- Bokura wa Nippon kara kitan dakedo….
- We’re from Japan, by the way….
- Nippon? Kiita koto nai.
- Japan? I’ve never heard of that before.
- ねえねえ、今の地図みた⁉
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- Chūgoku region (region of Japan)
Synonyms
- 中華人民共和国 (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku, “People's Republic of China”)
- 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō, “Chugoku area”)
Derived terms
Related terms
- 中華 (Chūka)
- 中つ国 (Nakatsukuni)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 国 |
| なかつ Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na̠ka̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]
Proper noun
中国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國, hiragana なかつくに, rōmaji Nakatsukuni)
- Short for 葦原中国.
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 国 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく Grade: 2 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
中国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國, hiragana ちゅうこく, rōmaji chūkoku)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 国 |
| なか Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na̠ka̠kɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]
Proper noun
中国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國, hiragana なかくに, rōmaji Nakakuni)
- A surname.
References
Zhuang
Proper noun
中国
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