唐国
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Meanings
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China (archaic); Korea (archaic)
archaic
Archaic term used in classical Japanese texts to refer to China or Korea. The specific referent depends on context. Not used in modern Japanese; modern terms are 中国 for China and 韓国 (かんこく) for South Korea.
In old documents, the word 'karakuni' is used to refer to China or Korea.