Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
英吉利 (dated)
 イギリス on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Portuguese inglês (English, adjective).[1][2][3] Compare English English (adjective), Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, England).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

イギリス (Igirisu

  1. United Kingdom (a country in Europe)
    Synonyms: 英国 (Eikoku), 連合王国 (Rengō Ōkoku)
  2. (loosely, chiefly attributive) Synonym of ブリテン (Buriten, Britain)
    イギリス(ぐん)
    Igirisu-gun
    the British Armed Forces
    イギリス(りく)(ぐん)
    Igirisu Rikugun
    the British Army
  3. (loosely) Synonym of イングランド (Ingurando, England) (region of Great Britain)

Usage notes edit

  • This is frequently attributively used in compounds, corresponding to English British (of Britain; of the UK, adjective).

Synonyms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN