比国

比国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比	国
ひ Grade: 5 (ateji)	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling	菲国

Etymology

Compound of 比 (hi, “the Philippines”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).

The 比 spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), abbreviated from the first kanji in 比律賓 (Firipin, “the Philippines”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひ​こく [híꜜkòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [çiko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

比(ひ)国(こく) • (Hikoku)  (kyūjitai 比國)

1. the Philippines

Synonyms

• フィリピン

References

1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN