南国

南国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 南国 – see 南國 (“the southern part of a country; southland; Vietnam; etc.”). (This term, 南国, is the simplified form of 南國.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	国
なん Grade: 2	こく > ごく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) なんごく [nàńgókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

南国 (hiragana なんごく, rōmaji nangoku)

1. southern land; southern country

   南 (なん)国 (ごく)感 (かん)溢 (あふ)れる風 (ふう)景 (けい)

   nangoku-kan afureru fūkei

   scenery overflowing with tropicality

Usage notes

• Usually associated with stereotypical images of exotic tropical paradises (Hawaii, etc).
  • See also 南洋幻想 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Synonyms

• 南 (みなみ)の島 (しま) (minami no shima)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN