合衆国

See also: 合众国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合 衆 国
Grade: 2 Grade: 6 Grade: 2

Etymology

From 合 (がっ)衆 (しゅう) (gasshū, “assembly of people”) and 国 (こく) (koku), originally meaning republic. Because of association with the United States of America, this word now means United States.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がっしゅ​うこく [gàsshúꜜùkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɕːɯ̟ᵝːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

合衆国 (hiragana がっしゅうこく, rōmaji Gasshūkoku)

  1. United States
  2. United States of America (country)

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Derived terms

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