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Kotomora

三さん国ごく

さ
ん
ご
く

Meanings

1

noun

three countries

General term for any three nations; used in geopolitical or historical contexts.

2

noun

Three Kingdoms (China, 220–280 CE)

historical term

Refers to the historical period of Wei, Shu, and Wu in ancient China.

See also: 魏 (ぎ) · 蜀 (しょく) · 呉 (ご)

3

noun

Three Kingdoms (Korea, 57 BCE–668 CE)

historical term

Refers to the historical period of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla on the Korean Peninsula.

See also: 新羅 (しらぎ) · 百済 (くだら) · 高句麗 (こうくり)

4

noun

Japan, China, and India; Japan, Korea, and China; the whole world

archaic

Archaic term for the known world, often used in pre-modern texts to refer to the three great civilizations or the entire world.