御国

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
御 国
み
Grade: S 		くに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
御國 (kyūjitai)
皇国

Compound of 御 (mi-, honorific prefix for gods, divine) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みくに [mìkúní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲikɯ̟ɲ̟i]

Noun

御(み)国(くに) • (mikuni) 

  1. (solemn, endearing, poetic) land of the emperor, the divine land of the gods; Japan
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:日本

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 御国 – see the following entry.
【お国くに】
[noun] (honorific) (your/his, etc.) country
(This term, 御国, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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