瑞典

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞典)

Etymology

From English Sweden, borrowed through a southern Chinese dialect (where is pronounced with an s- initial). See also 瑞士 (Ruìshì).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

瑞典

  1. Sweden

Derived terms


Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
すうぇー
Jinmeiyō
てん > でん
Grade: 4
Irregular

Borrowed from English Sweden.[1] The spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 瑞典.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ウェーデン [sùwéꜜèdèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝɰᵝe̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

瑞典 (katakana スウェーデン, rōmaji Suwēden)

  1. Rare spelling of スウェーデン.

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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