こくたい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こくたい – see the following entries.

【国体】 [noun] the character of the nation [noun] national polity [noun] (politics, philosophy, chiefly historical) kokutai (the national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center) [noun] (sports) Clipping of 国民体育大会 (Kokumin Taiiku Taikai, “National Sports Festival of Japan”).

【黒体】 [noun] (physics, astronomy) a blackbody

(This term, こくたい (kokutai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 国対.)