南国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 南國 (“the southern part of a country; southland; Vietnam; etc.”).
(This term, 南国, is the simplified form of 南國.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
こく > ごく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

南国 (hiragana なんごく, rōmaji nangoku)

  1. southern land; southern country
     (なん) (ごく) (かん) (あふ)れる (ふう) (けい)
    nangoku-kan afureru fūkei
    scenery overflowing with tropicality

Usage notes

  • Usually associated with images of stereotypical exotic tropical climates.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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