国連

See also: 國聯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	連
こく Grade: 2	れん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
國聯 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連 is a daiyōji replacing 聯.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こくれん [kòkúréń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝɾẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

国(こく)連(れん) • (Kokuren) 

1. Clipping of 国際連合 (Kokusai Rengō, “United Nations”); the UN
   • 1998 May 8, Kenshi Hirokane, “議その147　「膠着状態(デッドロック)」 [Debate 157: ‘Deadlock’]”, in 加治隆介の議 [Kaji Ryūsuke’s Debates], volume 18 (fiction), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, →ISBN, page 17:

     国連本部に連絡して安全保障理事会を召集しろ！テロリストの国籍にかかわらず船が北朝鮮に向かうことが確実になれば武力行使の同意をとらなければならない

     Kokuren honbu ni renraku shite Anzen Hoshō Rijikai o shōshū shiro! Terorisuto no kokuseki ni kakawarazu fune ga Kitachōsen ni mukau koto ga kakujitsu ni nareba buryoku kōshi no dōi o toranakere ba naranai

     Contact the UN headquarters and convene the Security Council! Regardless of the terrorists’ nationality, if the ship is verified to be heading toward North Korea, we must get approved to use force