国士

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 国士 – see 國士 (“distinguished and most excellent person in a country”). (This term is the simplified form of 國士).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	士
こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
國士 (kyūjitai) 國士

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

国(こく)士(し) • (kokushi) 

1. a patriot; a distinguished citizen

See also

• 国士無双(こくしむそう) (kokushi musō, “the ‘thirteen orphans’; ‘thirteen wonders’”, in mahjong, a hand containing all 13 terminals and honours)