東側諸国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	側	諸	国
ひがし Grade: 2	かわ > がわ Grade: 4	しょ Grade: 6	こく Grade: 2
kun'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
東側諸國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 東側 (Higashi-gawa, “Eastern”) +‎ 諸国 (shokoku, “countries”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɕiɡa̠β̞a̠ ɕo̞ko̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

東(ひがし)側(がわ)諸(しょ)国(こく) • (Higashigawa Shokoku) 

1. the Eastern Bloc