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英国 (えいこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

英えい国こく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

Formal name for the United Kingdom. In everyday conversation, イギリス is more common.

See also: イギリス

英えい国こくの首しゅ都とはロンドンです。
The capital of the United Kingdom is London.

彼かれは英えい国こく文ぶん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

He is majoring in British literature.

Written forms

英えい国こくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the United Kingdom.
英えい國こくUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; not used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

英England, English, hero
国country
國country

Similar words

イギリス
イギリス is the common everyday term for the UK, while 英国 is more formal and often used in compounds like 英国政府 (British government).

Etymology

Abbreviation of 英吉利 (イギリス), an ateji rendering of 'English' or 'England', combined with 国 (country).