中つ国

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
くに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
中つ國 (kyūjitai)
 中つ国 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Noun

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(なか)(くに) (nakatsukuni

  1. Short for 葦原の中つ国 (ashihara no nakatsukuni, mortal realm).

Etymology 2

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Semantic loan from English Middle-earth

Proper noun

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(なか)(くに) (Nakatsukuni

  1. Middle-earth

See also

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