希臘
See also: 希腊
Chinese
    
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (希臘) | 希 | 臘 | |
| simp. (希腊) | 希 | 腊 | |
| alternative forms | 希獵/希猎 Cantonese; obsolete | ||
Etymology
    
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.
Pronunciation
    
Derived terms
    
Descendants
    
Others:
- → Zhuang: Hihlaz
See also
    
- 希利尼 (Xīlìní)
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 希 | 臘 | 
| Grade: 4 | Hyōgaiji | 
| jukujikun | |
Etymology
    
The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘/希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕa̠]
- IPA(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕia̠]
Proper noun
    
Usage notes
    
The first character as an abbreviation (希) is more common than the full kanji spelling.
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