訪ほう緬めん

ほ

う

め

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

visit to Myanmar; visit to Burma

Formal or news-style term for an official or diplomatic visit to Myanmar. The kanji 緬 is an abbreviation for 緬甸 (Myanmar/Burma).

外がい務む大だい臣じんが訪ほう緬めんし、ミャンマーの新しん政せい府ふと会かい談だんした。
The Foreign Minister visited Myanmar and held talks with the new government.
今こん回

かい

の

訪ほう

緬めん

は

、

経けい

済ざい

協きょう

力りょく

の

強きょう

化か

が

目もく

的てき

だ

。

The purpose of this visit to Myanmar is to strengthen economic cooperation.

Kanji

訪call on, visit, look up
緬fine thread, Burma

Similar words

訪ほう日にち
訪日 means 'visit to Japan', using the same 訪- prefix pattern. 訪緬 is much rarer and specific to Myanmar.
訪ほう中ちゅう
訪中 means 'visit to China'. Like 訪緬, it is a formal compound used in news and diplomatic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 訪 (ほう, 'visit') and 緬 (めん), an abbreviation for 緬甸 (めんでん, 'Myanmar/Burma'). The abbreviation pattern is common in formal Sino-Japanese compounds for country names.