共和国

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 共和国 – see 共和國 (“republic”).
(This term is the simplified form of 共和國).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
共 和 国
きょう
Grade: 4		 わ
Grade: 3		 こく
Grade: 2
kan’on goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
共和國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 共和 (kyōwa, “shared harmony”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きょーわ​こく [kyòówáꜜkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːɰᵝa̠ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
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Noun

共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (kyōwakoku) 

  1. republic (country)

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 共和國／共和国 (gònghéguó)
  • → Korean: 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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