豊国とよのくに

noun

Toyo Province

Historical province in ancient Japan, later divided into Buzen and Bungo provinces (present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures).

See also: 豊州

• 豊国とよのくには、後のちに豊前国ぶぜんのくにと豊後ぶんご国のくにに分ぶん割かつされた。

  Toyo Province was later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces.

noun

affluent country; rich country

Only with reading とよくに

Rare literary or historical term for a prosperous nation; reading とよくに is specified for this sense.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、豊とよ国くにという言こと葉ばが富とめる国くにを指さすことがある。

  In old texts, the word 豊国 can refer to a wealthy country.