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東インド会社 (ひがしインドがいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東ひがしインド会がい社しゃ

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Meanings

1

noun

East India Company

historical term

Historical term referring to the British East India Company or other European East India companies. Used in historical contexts.

東ひがしインド会社がいしゃは17世せい紀きに設せつ立りつされた。
The East India Company was established in the 17th century.
歴れき史しの授

じゅ

業ぎょう

で

東ひがし

インド

会社がいしゃ

に

つい

て

学まな

ん

だ

。

I learned about the East India Company in history class.

Written forms

東ひがしインド会がい社しゃ
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 東 (east) is combined with katakana インド (India) and 会社 (company).
東ひがし印いん度ど会がい社しゃ
Historical spelling using the older kanji 印度 for India. Rarely used today.

Kanji

東east
会meeting, meet, party
社company, firm, office
印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time

Etymology

Compound of 東 (east), インド (India), and 会社 (company). A direct translation of the English name.