フランス

Japanese

Alternative spelling
仏蘭西

Alternative forms

(shortening) 仏(ふつ) (futsu)

Etymology

Either directly borrowed from French France, or indirectly from English France.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フランス [fùráńsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾã̠ɰ̃sɨ]
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Proper noun

フランス • (Furansu)

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Synonyms

フランス共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Furansu Kyōwakoku)

Derived terms

フランス語(ご) (Furansu-go, “French language”)
フランス人(じん) (Furansu-jin, “French person”)
フランス刺(し)繍(しゅう) (Furansu shishū, “French embroidery”)
フランスパン (Furansu pan, “French bread”)
フランス窓(まど) (Furansu mado, “French window”)

Related terms

フラン (furan, “franc”)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN