also: とよくに
Toyo Province
Historical province in ancient Japan, later divided into Buzen and Bungo provinces (present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures).
See also: 豊州
Toyo Province was later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces.
affluent country; rich country
Only with reading とよくに
Rare literary or historical term for a prosperous nation; reading とよくに is specified for this sense.
In old texts, the word 豊国 can refer to a wealthy country.
Standard kanji spelling for the historical province name.
Alternate reading used for the 'affluent country' sense; rare and possibly archaic.
From 豊 (toyo, 'abundant') + 国 (kuni, 'country/province'). The reading とよのくに includes the archaic genitive particle の.