chūgoku

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology

From 中 (ちゅう, chū, "the middle") + 国 (こく, koku, "country").

[edit] Noun

chūgoku (hiragana ちゅうごく)

1. 中国: China

[edit] Derived terms

• 中国語 (ちゅうごくご, chūgokugo): Chinese language
• 中国人 (ちゅうごくじん, chūgokujin): Chinese people, a Chinese person