みくに

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
御国
皇国

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くに [mìkúní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲikɯ̟ɲ̟i]

Noun

みくに • (mikuniみくに (mikuni)?

  1. (reverent, endearing, poetic) land of the emperor; Japan

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of みくに – see the following entry.
三国
[proper noun] Mount Mikuni (a mountain in Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, みくに (mikuni), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)