隣国

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See also: 鄰國

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: S
こく > ごく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
隣國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese compound 隣國邻国 (lin kwok, literally neighbor, next + country).

After the term was borrowed into Japanese, the (lín) character in the Chinese spelling was replaced by (lín), moving the radical to the other side. Compare modern Mandarin 鄰國邻国 (línguó).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(りん)(ごく) or 隣国(りんこく) (ringoku or rinkoku

  1. neighbouring country

Usage notes[edit]

The rinkoku reading is rare.

Hypernyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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