小国

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 小國 (“small country; small nation”).
(This term is the simplified form of 小國).
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
こく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
小國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (shō, "small") + (koku, "country," "nation," "state").

Noun

(しょう)(こく) (shōkoku

  1. small nation, small country, lesser power

Derived terms

Proper noun

()(ぐに) (Oguni

  1. a surname


Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くに > ぐに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
小國 (kyūjitai)