英国

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 英国 – see 英國 (“United Kingdom; England; etc.”).
(This term, 英国, is the simplified form of 英國.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
英 国
えい
Grade: 4		 こく
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
英國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 英國／英国 (Yīngguó). The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

英(えい)国(こく) • (Eikoku) 

  1. Synonym of イギリス (“United Kingdom”)
  2. Synonym of イングランド (“England”)

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
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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