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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 異國 (kyūjitai)
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From Sinitic 異國／异国 (yìguó).
Noun
異国 • (ikoku)
- A foreign country; a foreign land; a country external to Japan.
- Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), 1603-1604, page 329: “Icocu. イコク Cotonaru cuni. (異なる国) 他の国、あるいは、外国人の国.”
- Gennabon Kagakushū (in Japanese), 1617, page 7: “異國 (イコク)”
Usage notes
While synonymous with 外国 (gaikoku), this latter term is more common, while 異国 is a more formal term, suggesting “foreign lands, the exotic”.
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Etymology 2
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| 異國 (kyūjitai)
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From Old Japanese 異 (koto, “different, other”) + 国 (kuni, “country, land”).
Noun
異国 • (kotokuni)
- (archaic) A different land, a strange land.
- (archaic) A foreign country.
Synonyms
- (different land):
- (foreign country):
References
- Doi, Tadao (1980) [1603-1604] Hōyaku Nippo Jisho, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- Fukkoku Nihon Koten Zenshū: Setsuyōshū, Tōkyō: Gendai Shichō Shinsha, 2006 [1597], →ISBN