国風

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くに
Grade: 2
ふり > ぶり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
國風 (kyūjitai)
国振り

From (くに) (kuni, land, country) + (ぶり) (-buri, way of doing). The furi changes to buri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にぶり [kùníbúrí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɲ̟ibɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

(くに)(ぶり) • (kuniburi

  1. national customs and manners, national character
  2. local or provincial songs or ballads
  3. waka, Japanese poetry

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
ふう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
國風 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くふう [kòkúfúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ɸɯ̟ː]

Noun

(こく)(ふう) • (kokufū

  1. national customs and manners
  2. local or provincial folk songs or poems