扶桑国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 扶桑国 – see 扶桑國 (“Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan”). (This term is the simplified form of 扶桑國).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
扶	桑	国
ふ Grade: S	そう Grade: S	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
扶桑國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

扶桑 (Fusō, legendary sacred tree to the east; legendary land to the east) +‎ 国 (-koku, “country, state”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふそ​ーこく [fùsóꜜòkòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝso̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

扶(ふ)桑(そう)国(こく) • (Fusōkoku) ^{←ふさうこく (fusaukoku)?}

1. Japan