共栄圏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
共	栄	圏
きょう Grade: 4	えい Grade: 4	けん Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
共榮圈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

共(きょう)栄(えい) (kyōei, “thriving together, co-prosperity”) + 圏(けん) (ken, “bounded area, sphere, region”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーえーけん [kyòóéꜜèkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːe̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

共(きょう)栄(えい)圏(けん) • (kyōeiken) ^{←きようえいけん (kyoueiken)^?}

a group of nations joining hands to prosper together

Derived terms

大(だい)東(とう)亜(あ)共(きょう)栄(えい)圏(けん) (Dai Tōa Kyōeiken)

References

^ “共栄圏”, 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