大日本帝国

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 大日本帝国 – see 大日本帝國 (“Empire of Japan”).
(This term is the simplified form of 大日本帝國).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 日 本 帝 国
だい
Grade: 1		 にち > にっ
Grade: 1		 ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1		 てい
Grade: S		 こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大日本帝國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

大 + 日本 + 帝国. Use of 大 for a name of empire is a Chinese tradition since the Tang dynasty.

Proper noun

大(だい)日(にっ)本(ぽん)帝(てい)国(こく) • (Dainippon Teikoku) 

  1. Empire of Japan (official name of Japan under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan, 1890–1947)

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 大日本帝國／大日本帝国 (Dà Rìběn Dìguó), 大日本帝国 (Dà Rìběn Dìguó)
  • → Korean: 대일본제국 (daeilbonjeguk)
  • → Vietnamese: Đại Nhật Bản Đế quốc
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