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チャイナ

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Meanings

1

noun

Katakana name for China. Compared with 中国, it often feels more foreign-language-styled, headline-like, or used in compounds and business/media wording rather than in plain formal prose.

See also: 中国

その記き事じはチャイナへの投とう資しリスクを分ぶん析せきしている。
The article analyzes the risks of investing in China.

2

noun

china; porcelain

Similar words

中ちゅう国ごく
The standard neutral Japanese word for the country China; チャイナ is more katakana-styled and is often used in headings, compounds, or branding-like contexts.
磁じ器き
A normal Japanese term for porcelain as a material; チャイナ in the porcelain sense is more loanword-like and often appears in product names such as ボーンチャイナ.
陶とう磁じ器き
A broader term for ceramics and porcelain; useful when referring generally to ceramic ware rather than the specific loanword-style term チャイナ.

Etymology

Written in katakana as a foreign-style form for the meanings “China” and “china/porcelain.” No language-of-origin derivation is specified, so the borrowing history is left unspecified.

Material or tableware sense corresponding to English “china,” especially natural in product terms such as ボーンチャイナ. General Japanese often uses 磁器 or 陶磁器 instead.

See also: 陶磁器

このティーカップはボーンチャイナでできている。
This teacup is made of bone china.