露国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
露	国
ろ Grade: S	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
露國 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 魯國, 魯国 (now considered rather offensive)

Etymology

The first kanji character in 露西亞 (Roshia, “Russia”) + 國 (koku, “country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

露(ろ)国(こく) • (Rokoku) 

1. (obsolete) Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
   • 1904 or 1905, 小林清親, 百撰百笑

     露國(ろこく)の海陸軍(かいりくぐん)は、日本軍(にほんぐん)に一度(いちど)も勝(か)つ事(こと)なく、…

     Rokoku no kairikugun wa, Nihongun ni ichido mo katsu koto naku,…

     Russia's navy and army is, without winning against the Japanese army even once, […]

Synonyms

• ロシア (Roshia)

See also

• 露(ろ) (Ro), ロ (Ro): Russia, Russo- (abbreviation)