日支

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
日	支
にち > にっ Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
goon	kan’on

1. (prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) 日 (“Japan”) +‎ 支 (“China”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 支那 (Shina, “China”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) に​っし [níꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕːi]

Proper noun

日(にっ)支(し) • (Nisshi) 

1. (chiefly attributive) Japan and China

   Synonyms: 日華 (Nikka), 日中 (Nikkchū)

   日支(にっし)共同(きょうどう)防(ぼう)敵(てき)軍事(ぐんじ)協定(きょうてい)

   nisshi kyōdō bō teki gunji kyōtei

   Sino-Japanese Joint Defence Agreement