こくたい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こくたい – see the following entries.

【国体】 [noun] the character of the nation [noun] national polity [noun] (especially in pre-WWII Japan) the state of the nation with the Emperor as its ethical, spiritual, and political center [noun] (sports) Clipping of 国民体育大会 (Kokumin Taiiku Taikai, “National Sports Festival of Japan”).

【黒体】 [noun] (physics, astronomy) a blackbody

(This term, こくたい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 国対.)