国界

国界

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 国界 – see 國界 (“national boundary; borderline between countries”). (This term, 国界, is the simplified form of 國界.)

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

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
国	界
こく > こっ Grade: 2	かい Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
國界 (kyūjitai)

Chinese 國界

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) こっかい [kòkkáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞k̚ka̠i]

Noun

国(こっ)界(かい) • (kokkai) 

1. Synonym of 国境 (kokkyō, “frontier”) (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
国	界
くに Grade: 2	さかい > ざかい Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
國界 (kyūjitai)

国 (“country”) +‎ 界 (“border”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) くにざ​かい [kùnízáꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɲ̟iza̠ka̠i]

Noun

国(くに)界(ざかい) • (kunizakai) 

1. Alternative spelling of 国境 (“frontier”) (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region)