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支し

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Meanings

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noun

China (obsolete abbreviation)

abbreviationobsolete term

Obsolete abbreviation of 支那 (Shina), a pre-WWII name for China now considered offensive. Only encountered in historical texts or old compound words.

See also: 支那

戦せん前ぜんの地ち図ずには「支し那な」の略りゃくとして「支し」が使つかわれることがあった。
On pre-war maps, 支 was sometimes used as an abbreviation for 支那 (Shina).

Kanji

支branch, support, sustain

Similar words

支し那な
支那 is the full historical term for China, now considered derogatory. 支 is its obsolete abbreviation.
中ちゅう国ごく
中国 is the standard modern term for China. 支 is an archaic and offensive abbreviation not used today.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 支那 (Shina), itself derived from the Chinese term 'Zhīnà' (支那), an old phonetic rendering of 'China'. The exact origin of 支那 is uncertain, but it was commonly used in Japan until the mid-20th century.