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英国 (えいこく, eikoku) Japanese meaning: United Kingdom | Kotomora

英えい国こく

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

Formal name for the United Kingdom. In everyday conversation, イギリス is more common.

See also: イギリス

英えい国こくの

首しゅ

都と

は

ロンドン

です

。

The capital of the United Kingdom is London.

彼かれは英えい国こく文ぶん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

He is majoring in British literature.

Kanji

英England, English, hero
国country
國country

Related words

イギリスN5
英国 is the formal, written term for the United Kingdom, while イギリス is the everyday spoken word used in ordinary conversation.
ＵＫ
英国 is a formal, written term for the United Kingdom used in official or news contexts, while ＵＫ is a casual English-derived abbreviation.
英えい
英国 is a full formal written word for the United Kingdom, whereas 英 is an even shorter abbreviation used inside compounds such as 英政府.

Politeness

イギリスplainN5
英国 is the formal, often written term for the United Kingdom, while イギリス is the everyday spoken and written name.

Don't confuse with

イングランド
英国 is a formal written term usually meaning the United Kingdom, while イングランド is the everyday loanword for England specifically.

Word family

英えい国こく民みん
British person; British citizen; Briton
英えい国こく病びょう
British disease
英えい国こく王おう室しつ
British royal family
英えい国こく発はつ音おん
British pronunciation

Written forms

英えい国こくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the United Kingdom.
英えい國こくUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 英吉利 (イギリス), an ateji rendering of 'English' or 'England', combined with 国 (country).

英えい国こく議ぎ会かい

British parliament

英えい国こく王おう立りつ芸げい術じゅつ学がく院いん

Royal Academy of Arts (UK); The Academy