英国

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 英国 – see 英國 (“United Kingdom; England; etc.”).
(This term 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 Middle Chinese 英國 (MC 'jaeng kwok). 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. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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