英国

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Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 英國 (“United Kingdom; England; etc.”).
(This term, 英国, is the simplified form of 英國.)
Notes:

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 4
こく
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
英國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 英國英国 (Yīngguó). The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(えい)(こく) (Eikoku

  1. Synonym of イギリス (United Kingdom)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN