日の本の国
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 日 | 本 | 国 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
もと Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 日の本の國 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally “the originating land of the sun”.[1] Coined during correspondence between Japan and the Sui Dynasty of China, referring to Japan's eastward position relative to China.
Proper noun
[edit]- (poetic, dated) the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan
- Synonym: 日の本 (Hinomoto)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 日 read as ひ
- Japanese terms spelled with 本 read as もと
- Japanese terms spelled with 国 read as くに
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- Japanese poetic terms
- Japanese dated terms
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