中国
See also: 中國
ChineseEdit
For pronunciation and definitions of 中国 – see 中國 (“China; etc.”). (This term, 中国, is the simplified form of 中國.) |
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JapaneseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 中國 (MC ʈɨuŋ kwək̚, literally “central country”). Compare modern Cantonese 中國 (zung1 gwok3). Attested from at least the 12th century.[1]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where the "China" sense first attested in a Japanese document?”)
Proper nounEdit
- China
- (historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people
- c. 1120, Konjaku monogatari shū [Tales of Times Now Past], scroll 6:
- 造り奉れる体を見るに、中國には不似ず、面[めう]胡国に似たり。
- Tsukuri matsureru sugata o miru ni, Chūgoku ni wa fu-nizu, men[meu] kokoku ni nitari.
- Judging from the appearance [of the statue], it is not unlike those in China, though the face resembles the northern nations.
- 造り奉れる体を見るに、中國には不似ず、面[めう]胡国に似たり。
- (especially in contemporary usage) short for 中華人民共和国 (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku), the People's Republic of China
- 1998 November 30 [Nov 25 1990], Fujiko F. Fujio, のび太とアニマル惑星 [Nobita and the Animal Planet] (大長編ドラえもん; 10), volume 10 (fiction), 22nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 27:
- クニ?クニってなあに。
- Kuni? Kuni tte nāni.
- Country? What’s a country?
- Amerika toka Chūgoku toka iroiro aru ja nai.
- You know, countries. There are a bunch of them like America and China.
- クニ?クニってなあに。
- (historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people
Derived termsEdit
- 中国語 (Chūgoku-go, “Chinese language”)
- 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin, “Chinese person/people”)
- 中国料理 (Chūgoku ryōri, “Chinese cuisine”)
Related termsEdit
- 中華 (Chūka)
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 中國 (MC ʈɨuŋ kwək̚). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Analyzable as a compound of 中 (chū, “center, middle”) + 国 (koku, “country”). The koku changes to goku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides
- something within a country
- (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a province of the third rank according to a four-rank system based on population and area
- (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a province of the second rank according to the distance from the capital city
- collective term for the 山陽道 (San'yōdō) and 山陰道 (San'indō) regions of Japan
Derived termsEdit
- 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō)
Proper nounEdit
- Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan
Etymology 3Edit
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 国 |
なか Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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中國 (kyūjitai) |
From 中 (naka, “center, middle”) + 国 (kuni, “country”).
Proper nounEdit
- a surname
See alsoEdit
- 中つ国 (naka tsu kuni)
ReferencesEdit
ZhuangEdit
Proper nounEdit
中国