異国

See also: 异国

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
異 国
い
Grade: 6		 こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
異國 (kyūjitai)

From Sinitic 異國／异国 (yìguó).

Noun

異(い)国(こく) • (ikoku) 

  1. 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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Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
異 国
こと
Grade: 6		 くに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
異國 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese 異 (koto, “different, other”) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country, land”).

Noun

異(こと)国(くに) • (kotokuni) 

  1. (archaic) A different land, a strange land.
  2. (archaic) A foreign country.
Synonyms

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
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