日支

日支

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日	支
にち > にっ Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
goon	kan’on

1. (prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) 日 (“Japan”) +‎ 支 (“China”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 支那 (Shina, “China”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) に​っし [níꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕːi]

Proper noun

日(にっ)支(し) • (Nisshi) 

1. (collective, chiefly attributive) Japan and China

   Synonyms: 日華 (Nikka), 日中 (Nikkchū)

   日支共同防敵軍事協定(にっしきょうどうぼうてきぐんじきょうてい)

   nisshikyōdōbōtekigunjikyōtei

   Sino-Japanese Joint Defence Agreement

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