中国
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 中国 – see 中國 (“middle country; central country; China; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 中國). |
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 中國 (MC trjuwng kwok, literally “central country”). Compare modern Cantonese 中國/中国 (zung1 gwok3).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where the "China" sense first attested in a Japanese document?”)
Proper noun
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- China, especially short for 中華人民共和国 (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku), the People's Republic of China
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- ねえねえ、今の地図みた⁉
- Nē nē, ima no chizu mita⁉
- Hey look, isn’t that a map!?
- Mita! Ittai koko wa nan to iu kuni darō.
- It is! And what country is this anyway?
- Kuni? Kuni tte nāni.
- Country? What’s a country?
- Amerika toka Chūgoku toka iroiro aru ja nai.
- There are countries like America and China, aren’t there?
- Bokura wa Nippon kara kitan dakedo….
- We’re from Japan, by the way....
- Nippon? Kiita koto nai.
- Japan? I’ve never heard of that before.
- ねえねえ、今の地図みた⁉
Derived terms
- 中国語 (Chūgoku-go, “Chinese language”)
- 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin, “Chinese person/people”)
- 中国料理 (Chūgoku ryōri, “Chinese cuisine”)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 中國 (MC trjuwng kwok). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Analyzable as a compound of 中 (chū, “center, middle”) + 国 (koku, “country”). The koku changes to goku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides
- something within a country
- (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a province of the third rank according to a four-rank system based on population and area
- (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a province of the second rank according to the distance from the capital city
- collective term for the 山陽道 (San'yōdō) and 山陰道 (San'indō) regions of Japan
Derived terms
Proper noun
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- Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
なか Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From 中 (naka, “center, middle”) + 国 (kuni, “country”).
Proper noun
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See also
References
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