仏蘭西

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 蘭 西
ふつ > ふ
Grade: 5		 らん
Jinmeiyō		 す
Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

Either directly borrowed from French France, or indirectly from English France. The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) フ​ランス [fúꜜràǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

仏蘭西 (katakana フランス, rōmaji Furansu)

  1. Rare spelling of フランス (“France”).

Usage notes

  • This kanji spelling is rarely used in its full form, but its abbreviation 仏 is often used.
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