バナナ共和国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
共 和 国
きょう
Grade: 4 		わ
Grade: 3 		こく
Grade: 2
kan'on goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
バナナ共和國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Partial calque of English banana republic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba̠na̠na̠ kʲo̞ːβ̞a̠ko̞kɯ̟]

Noun

バナナ共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (banana kyōwakoku) 

  1. (politics) banana republic
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