Katakana name for China. Compared with 中国, it often feels more foreign-language-styled, headline-like, or used in compounds and business/media wording rather than in plain formal prose.
See also: 中国
The article analyzes the risks of investing in China.
Material or tableware sense corresponding to English “china,” especially natural in product terms such as ボーンチャイナ. General Japanese often uses 磁器 or 陶磁器 instead.
See also: 陶磁器
This teacup is made of bone china.
陶磁器 is a broader term covering ceramics and porcelain in general, whereas チャイナ specifically evokes the loanword used for fine porcelain ware.
Chinese dress; qipao; cheongsam
cheongsam; qipao; Chinese dress
China risk
bone china
China syndrome
Written in katakana as a foreign-style form for the meanings “China” and “china/porcelain.” No language-of-origin derivation is specified, so the borrowing history is left unspecified.