印度支那

Chinese

China
trad. (印度支那) 印度 支那
simp. #(印度支那) 印度 支那

Pronunciation


Proper noun

印度支那 (proscribed)

  1. (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (印度支那):
  • Vietnamese: Ấn Độ Chi Na (印度支那)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Grade: 4

Grade: 3

Grade: 5

Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

印度支那(インドシナ) • (Indoshina

  1. (uncommon, archaic) Indochina:
    1. Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)
    • 1903, Bun'yū Nanjō, Junjirō Takakusu, Jōshirō Sawai, Futsuryō Indoshina [French Indochina], →OCLC, page 36:
      ()(じょう)(ふつ)(りょう)(イン)()()()(おい)(しゅ)(よう)なる()(めい)とるの(おん)(やく)とを(しめ)(する)(れっ)()し、その()()(だい)ゆるものにして
      Ijō wa Futsuryō Indoshina ni oite shuyō naru chimei toru no on'yaku to o shimesu suru ni rekki shi, sono chishi ni dai yuru mono ni shite
      The foregoing lists the transliterations of the principle place names in French Indochinese territory, which are used to name those places.

Usage notes

In contemporary usage, the name is usually written in katakana.