愛国者

愛国者

See also: 愛國者 and 爱国者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	国	者
あい Grade: 4	こく Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
愛國者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

愛国 (aikoku, “patriotism”) +‎ 者 (-sha, “-ist; -ian”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あいこく​しゃ [àíkókúꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠iko̞kɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

• (Tokyo) あいこ​くしゃ [àíkóꜜkùshà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠iko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

愛(あい)国(こく)者(しゃ) • (aikokusha) 

1. a patriot (person who loves, supports and defends their country)
   • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi; Kotaro, Yamada, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 5 (fiction), Jump Remix edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 354:

     日(ひ)和(より)見(み)の愛(あい)国(こく)者(しゃ)マンセル＆(アンド)ダナン

     Hiyorimi no Aikokusha Manseru ando Danan

     Mansell and Danan, Opportunist Patriots

   • 1893, 内(うち)村(むら)鑑(かん)三(ぞう) [Uchimura Kanzō], 基督(キリスト)信(しん)徒(と)のなぐさめ (Kirisuto shinto no nagusame)‎:

     […] 国(くに)のために神(かみ)を愛(あい)し神(かみ)のために国(くに)を愛(あい)し、国(こく)民(みん)挙(こぞっ)て神(しん)聖(せい)なる愛(あい)国(こく)者(しゃ)となるべきなり、 […]

     […] kuni no tame ni kami o aishi kami no tame ni kuni o aishi, kokumin kozotte shinsei naru aikokusha to naru beki nari, […]

     […] we must love God for our country and our country for God, and the whole nation must become holy patriots, […]

References

1. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN