フランス
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Japanese
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| 仏蘭西 |
Alternative forms
- (shortening) 仏 (futsu)
Etymology
Either directly borrowed from French France, or indirectly from English France.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- France (a country in Western Europe)
Synonyms
- フランス共和国 (Furansu Kyōwakoku)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- フランス語 (Furansu-go, “French language”)
- フランス人 (Furansu-jin, “French person”)
- フランス刺繍 (Furansu shishū, “French embroidery”)
- フランスパン (Furansu pan, “French bread”)
- フランス窓 (Furansu mado, “French window”)
Related terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN