大東亜共栄圏

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2

Grade: S
きょう
Grade: 4
えい
Grade: 4
けん
Grade: S
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
大東亞共榮圈 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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Compound of (だい)(とう)() (Daitōa, Japan's name for the Far East and Southeast Asia during World War II) + (きょう)(えい)(けん) (kyōeiken, a group of nations joining hands to prosper together)

A slogan promulgated during World War II by the Japanese government and military used as a means to rationalize rule over Asia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) いとーあきょーえーけん [dàítóóá kyóóéꜜèkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [8])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠ito̞ːa̠ kʲo̞ːe̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

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(だい)(とう)()(きょう)(えい)(けん) (Daitōa Kyōeiken

  1. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN