比律賓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひ > ふぃ
Grade: 5
(ateji)
りつ > り
Grade: 6
(ateji)
ひん > ぴん
Grade: S
(ateji)
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
菲律賓

Alternative forms

  • abbreviation

Etymology

Likely from Chinese 菲律賓 / 菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn) as an ateji (当て字) of English Philippines, but with the first kanji replaced with () (Hi) since () (Hi) is an uncommon Hyōgai kanji.

Proper noun

比律賓(フィリピン) • (Firipin

  1. obsolete spelling of フィリピン: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Synonyms