中国 (ちゅうごく) — China
中国
China
Frequency #155
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
chuugoku
ちゅうごく
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ちゅうごく[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- China
Explained in simple Japanese
- 日本の 西に ある、人が とても おおい 国。
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Usage examples
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中国や朝鮮半島などとの交流を通じて、文字、仏教、さまざまな技術や知識が伝わりました。
Chuugoku ya chousen hantou nado to no kouryuu o tsuujite, moji, bukkyou, samazama na gijutsu ya chishiki ga tsutawarimashita.
Through exchanges with China and the Korean Peninsula, among other places, writing, Buddhism, and various technologies and knowledge arrived.
暮らしから読む、日本の歴史 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第2章 都へ集まる人と、海を渡る文化