異国

See also: 异国

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
異	国
い Grade: 6	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Sinitic 異國.

Noun

異国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 異國, hiragana いこく, rōmaji ikoku)

A foreign country; a foreign land; a country external to Japan.
- 1603-1604: Nippo Jisho (page 329)
  Icocu. イコク Cotonaru cuni. (異なる国) 他の国、あるいは、外国人の国.
- 1617: Gennabon Kagakushū (page 7)
  異國 (イコク)

Usage notes

While synonymous with 外国 (gaikoku), this latter term is more common, while 異国 is a more formal term, suggesting “foreign lands, the exotic”.

Synonyms

外国 (がいこく) (gaikoku)

Derived terms

異国人 (いこくじん) (ikokujin): a foreigner

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
異	国
こと Grade: 6	くに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese 異 (koto, “different, other”) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country, land”).

Noun

異国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 異國, hiragana ことくに, rōmaji kotokuni)

A different land, a strange land.
A foreign country.

Usage notes

Archaic.

Synonyms

(different land):
- 異 (い)郷 (きょう) (ikyō)
- 他国 (たこく) (takoku), 他国 (ひとくに) (hitokuni)
(foreign country):
- 外国 (がいこく) (gaikoku)
- 異 (い)邦 (ほう) (ihō)

References

Doi, Tadao (1980) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Fukkoku Nihon Koten Zenshū: Setsuyōshū, Tōkyō: Gendai Shichō Shinsha, 2006, →ISBN

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