島国

See also: 島國

Japanese
Kanji in this term
島 国
しま
Grade: 3		 くに > ぐに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
島國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 島 (shima, “island”) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country, land, region”).

The kuni changes to guni as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しま​ぐに [shìmáꜜgùnì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕima̠ɡɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]

Noun

島(しま)国(ぐに) • (shimaguni) 

  1. an island country, island state
  2. an island

Derived terms
  • 島国(しまぐに)根性(こんじょう) (shimaguni konjō)
  • 島国(しまぐに)的(てき) (shimaguni-teki)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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