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チリ

チ

リ

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

Chile

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country Chile.

チリは南なん米べいにある細ほそ長ながい国くにです。
Chile is a long, narrow country in South America.

Written forms

チリUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
智利ちり
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

智wisdom, intellect, reason
利

profit, advantage, benefit

Etymology

From English 'Chile' or Spanish 'Chile'.