伊い

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abbreviation

Abbreviation for Italy, used mainly in compounds like 伊語 (Italian language) or 日伊 (Japan-Italy). Rarely used alone in modern conversation.

イタリアN5
イタリア is the standard modern word for Italy, while 伊 is a one-character abbreviation used mainly in compounds and formal names.

米べい
伊 abbreviates Italy while 米 abbreviates America (the United States); both are single-kanji country abbreviations used in compounds like 日伊 and 日米.
独どく
伊 abbreviates Italy while 独 abbreviates Germany; learners can mix up these single-kanji country abbreviations in terms like 日伊 vs 日独.

いろはN1
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; iroha order · fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
イラ
scarbreast tuskfin
イブキ
Chinese juniper
イサキ
chicken grunt; threeline grunt

Abbreviation of 伊太利 (イタリア), an ateji spelling for Italy. The kanji 伊 is used phonetically.

Japanese huchen; Sakhalin taimen

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