ロシア

Japanese

ロシア (Roshia): the country of Russia shown on a globe.

Alternative forms

露西亜 (dated, rare)
魯西亜 (dated, rare, pejorative)

Etymology

From Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ロシア [róꜜshìà] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ɕia̠]
Audio (file)

Proper noun

ロシア (rōmaji Roshia)

Russia
- 1998 December 18 [Aug 15 1977], Dostoyevsky, Fyodor; Tezuka, Osamu, 罪と罰 [Crime and Punishment] (fiction), 10th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 8:
  この物語は革命前夜の帝政ロシアにおいて退廃と貧困にあけくれたぺテルブルグの町に起こった……
  Kono monogatari wa kakumei zen’ya no teisei Roshia ni oite taihan to hinkon ni akekureta Peteruburugu no machi ni okotta……
  This story takes place on the eve of a revolution, in the town of Petersburg where there is but decadence and poverty under the rule of the Russian monarchy……

Synonyms

露 (ろ)国 (こく) (Rokoku, dated)
魯 (ろ)国 (こく) (Rokoku, now rather offensive)

Derived terms

ロシア人 (じん) (Roshia-jin, “Russian person, Russian people”)
ロシア語 (ご) (Roshia-go, “Russian language”)
ロシア連 (れん)邦 (ぽう) (Roshia Renpō, “Russian Federation”)

See also

露 (ろ), ロ (Ro, abbreviation)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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