Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
わ(の)
Jinmeiyō
な(の)
Grade: S
くに
Grade: 2
on'yomi irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
倭奴國 (kyūjitai)

(Wa) +‎ (no, genitive marker) +‎ 奴国 (Na no Kuni)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(わの)(なの)(くに) (Wa no Na no Kuni

  1. (history) Synonym of 奴国 (Na no Kuni)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: S
こく
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
倭奴國 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠do̞ko̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

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()()(こく) (Wadokoku

  1. (history) Synonym of 奴国 (Na no Kuni)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 倭奴国”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)  [1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)