オランダ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the country; in everyday Japanese, オランダ is the standard name. A Portuguese loan origin.

from Portuguese Holanda

蘭らん
オランダ is the standard word for the Netherlands, while 蘭 is a shortened form used mainly in compounds like 蘭学 or 日蘭.

オランダUsage97%
Standard katakana spelling for the country name; usually written in kana.
阿お蘭らん陀だUsage2%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.
和蘭おらんだUsage1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.
和お蘭らん陀だUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used in modern Japanese.

From Portuguese 'Holanda', referring to the Netherlands.