印度支那

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Chinese

China
trad. (印度支那) 印度 支那
simp. #(印度支那) 印度 支那
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Pronunciation


Proper noun

印度支那

  1. Indochina; Indochinese Peninsula

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (印度支那):
  • Vietnamese: Ấn Độ Chi Na (印度支那)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Proper noun

印度支那(インドシナ) (Indoshina

  1. (uncommon, archaic) Indochina, the Indochinese Peninsula
    • 1903, Bun'yū Nanjō, Junjirō Takakusu, Jōshirō Sawai, Futsuryō Indoshina , →OCLC, page 36:
      ()(じょう)(ふつ)(りょう)(イン)()()()(おい)(しゅ)(よう)なる()(めい)とるの(おん)(やく)とを(しめ)(する)(れっ)()し、その()()(だい)ゆるものにして
      Ijō wa Futsuryō Indoshina ni oite shuyō naru chimei toru no on'yaku to o shimesu suru ni rekki shi, sono chishi ni dai yuru mono ni shite
      The foregoing lists the transliterations of the principle place names in French Indochinese territory, which are used to name those places.

Usage notes

In contemporary usage, the name is usually written in katakana.