フランス

Japanese

Alternative forms

仏蘭西

Etymology

Either directly borrowed from French France, or indirectly from English France[1][2][3][4].

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フランス [fùráńsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝ]
Audio (file)

Proper noun

フランス (rōmaji Furansu)

France (country)

Synonyms

フランス共 (きょう)和 (わ)国 (こく) (Furansu Kyōwakoku)
仏 (ふつ) (Futsu) (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Derived terms

フランス語 (ご) (Furansu-go, “French language”)
フランス人 (じん) (Furansu-jin, “French person”)
フランス刺 (し)繍 (しゅう) (Furansu shishū, “French embroidery”)
フランスパン (Furansu pan, “French bread”)
フランス窓 (まど) (Furansu mado, “French window”)

Related terms

フラン (furan, “franc”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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