ひんこく

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

  • (Tokyo) んこく [hìńkókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çĩŋko̞kɯ̟]

Noun

ひんこく • (hinkoku

  1. 稟告: (rare, possibly obsolete) reporting (especially to a superior), (rare, possibly obsolete) a report (especially to a superior)

Verb

ひんこくする • (hinkoku surusuru (stem ひんこく (hinkoku shi), past ひんこくした (hinkoku shita))

  1. 稟告: (rare, possibly obsolete) to report, to make a report (especially to a superior)

Pronunciation 2

  • (Tokyo) んこく [híꜜǹkòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [çĩŋko̞kɯ̟]

Noun

ひんこく • (hinkoku

  1. 貧国: a poor country

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ ひん‐こく 【貧国】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here