菲国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲国 – see 菲國 (“the Philippines”).
(This term is the simplified form of 菲國).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菲 国
ひ
Hyōgai
(ateji) 		こく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
菲國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

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

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲国 – see the following entry.
【比国ひこく】
[proper noun] the Philippines
(This term, 菲国, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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