べいこく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of べいこく – see the following entries.

【米国】 [noun] [from 1819] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice [noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice [proper noun] [from 1869] United States of America (a country in North America)

【米穀】 [noun] rice

(This term, べいこく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)