比国
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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比 | 国 |
ひ Grade: 5 (ateji) |
こく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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比國 (kyūjitai) 菲国 |
Etymology edit
Compound of 比 (hi, “the Philippines”) + 国 (koku, “country”).
The 比 spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), abbreviated from the first kanji in 比律賓 (Firipin, “the Philippines”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- the Philippines
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN