ちゅうごく

Japanese

Etymology

From 中 (ちゅう, chū, "the middle") + 国 (こく, koku, "country").

Noun

ちゅうごく (romaji Chūgoku)

1. 中国: China
2. Chugoku area (the west area of Japan)
3. Nakatsu-kuni

Derived terms

• 中国語 (ちゅうごくご, chūgoku-go): Chinese language
• 中国人 (ちゅうごくじん, chūgoku-jin): Chinese people, Chinese person