比国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比 国
ひ
Grade: 5
(ateji) 		こく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
比國 (kyūjitai)
菲国

Etymology

Compound of 比 (hi, “the Philippines”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).

The 比 spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), abbreviated from the first kanji in 比律賓 (Firipin, “the Philippines”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

比(ひ)国(こく) • (Hikoku) 

  1. the Philippines

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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