公国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 公国 – see 公國 (“duchy; dukedom; principality”). (This term is the simplified form of 公國).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公	国
こう Grade: 2	こく Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
公國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

公 (kō, “duke; ruling prince”) +‎ 国 (-koku, “country”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーこく [kòókókú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) こ​ーこく [kóꜜòkòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

公(こう)国(こく) • (kōkoku) 

1. a duchy
2. a principality (region)

   モナコ公(こう)国(こく)

   Monako Kōkoku

   the Principality of Monaco

See also

• 大(たい)公(こう)国(こく) (taikōkoku)
• 公(こう)爵(しゃく) (kōshaku)