瑞典

Chinese
phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞典)		 瑞 典
alternative forms 𠿩唺 obsolete

Etymology

From English Sweden, borrowed through a southern Chinese dialect (where 瑞 is pronounced with an s- initial). See also 瑞士 (Ruìshì).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

瑞典

  1. Sweden (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
瑞 典
すうぇー
Jinmeiyō		 てん > でん
Grade: 4
irregular

Etymology

The spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スウェ​ーデン [sùwéꜜèdèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝɰᵝe̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

瑞典(スウェーデン) • (Suwēden) 

  1. Obsolete spelling of スウェーデン (“Sweden”)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
瑞典

Proper noun

瑞典 • (Seojeon) (hangeul 서전)

  1. Hanja form? of 서전 (“Sweden (obsolete)”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
瑞典

Proper noun

瑞典

  1. chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Điển (“Sweden”).
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