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百済 (くだら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

百済くだら

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Meanings

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noun

Baekje; Paekche

historical term

Historical term for an ancient Korean kingdom (18 BCE–660 CE). Often mentioned alongside 高句麗 (Goguryeo) and 新羅 (Silla) as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

See also: 三国

百済くだらは古こ代だい朝ちょう鮮せんの三さん国ごくの一ひとつである。
Baekje was one of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea.

Kanji

百hundred
済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

Similar words

高こう句く麗り
Another of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, located in the north; often contrasted with 百済 and 新羅.
新羅しらぎ
The third of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which eventually unified the peninsula; distinct from 百済.

Etymology

The reading くだら is a Japanese approximation of the original Korean name. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the historical kingdom.