イギリス

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese inglês (English, adjective)[1][2][3]. Compare English English (adjective), Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, England).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ギリス [ìgírísú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [iɡʲiɾʲisɨᵝ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

イギリス (rōmaji Igirisu)

  1. the United Kingdom; the UK
    Synonyms: 英国 (Eikoku), 連合王国 (Rengō Ōkoku)
  2. (loosely, chiefly attributive) Synonym of ブリテン (Buriten, Britain)
    イギリス (ぐん)
    Igirisu-gun
    the British Armed Forces
    イギリス (りく) (ぐん)
    Igirisu Rikugun
    the British Army
  3. (loosely) Synonym of イングランド (Ingurando, England) (region of Great Britain)

Usage notes

  • This is frequently attributively used in compounds, corresponding to English British (of Britain; of the UK, adjective).

See also

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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