西側諸国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
にし
Grade: 2
かわ > がわ
Grade: 4
しょ
Grade: 6
こく
Grade: 2
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
西側諸國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 西側 ((Nishi-gawa, Eastern) +‎ 諸国 (shokoku, countries).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɕiɡa̠β̞a̠ ɕo̞ko̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

西(にし)(がわ)(しょ)(こく) • (Nishigawa Shokoku

  1. the Western Bloc