倭寇

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Chinese

Japanese bandit
trad. (倭寇) 倭 寇
simp. #(倭寇) 倭 寇
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Pronunciation

Noun

倭寇

  1. (historical) wokou (pirates from a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries)
  2. (ethnic slur) Japanese person, a Jap

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (倭寇):

Others:

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References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
倭 寇
わ
Jinmeiyō 		こう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
和寇

Etymology

From Chinese 倭 (wō, “Japanese”) + 寇 (kòu, “bandit, brigand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

倭(わ)寇(こう) • (wakō) 

  1. (historical) wokou (pirates from a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “倭寇Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
倭寇

Noun

倭寇 • (waegu) (hangeul 왜구)

  1. hanja form? of 왜구 (“wokou (pirates from a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
倭寇

Noun

倭寇

  1. chữ Hán form of Nụy Khấu (“wokou (pirates from a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries)”).
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