国運

Japanese
Kanji in this term
国 運
こく
Grade: 2		 うん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
國運 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こくうん [kòkúúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

国(こく)運(うん) • (kokuun) ←こくうん (kokūn)?

  1. fate of a nation
    国運(こくうん)を賭(か)ける／賭(と)する
    kokuun o kakeru/tosuru
    to gamble with the fate of the nation
    • 1946, Humanity Declaration
      朕(チン)ハ茲(コレ)ニ誓(チカヒ)ヲ新(アラタ)ニシテ國運(コクウン)ヲ開(ヒラ)カント欲(ホツ)ス
      chin wa kore ni chikai o arata ni shite kokuun o hirakan to hossu
      (please add an English translation of this example)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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