日の本の国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	国
ひ Grade: 1	もと Grade: 1	くに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
日の本の國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “the originating land of the sun”.[1]

Proper noun

日(ひ)の本(もと)の国(くに) • (Hinomoto-no-kuni)

the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan
Synonym: 日の本 (Hinomoto)

See also

日本(にほん) (Nihon), 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon)
大和(やまと) (Yamato)

References

Michiyo Miwa (2019) Takeuchi Documents IV‎, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 35

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