Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
いき
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Sinitic 禹域, "Yŭ's area", referring to the area within the borders defined by Emperor Yŭ of the Xia Dynasty.

Noun

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()(いき) (uikiうゐき (uwiki)?

  1. the territory of ancient China (archaic)