Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
首長國 (kyūjitai)
 首長国 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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首長 (shuchō, emir) +‎ (koku, country)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しゅちょーこく [shùchóꜜòkòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨ̥ᵝt͡ɕo̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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(しゅ)(ちょう)(こく) (shuchōkoku

  1. an emirate (country ruled by an emir)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN