中つ国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 国
なか
Grade: 1 		くに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
中つ國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Noun

中(なか)つ国(くに) • (nakatsukuni) 

  1. short for 葦原の中つ国 (ashihara no nakatsukuni, “mortal realm”)

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English Middle-earth

Proper noun

中(なか)つ国(くに) • (Nakatsukuni) 

  1. Middle-earth

See also

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