小国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From (shō, "small") + (koku, "country," "nation," "state")

Noun

小国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 小國, hiragana しょうこく, rōmaji shōkoku)

  1. small nation, small country, lesser power

Compounds

  • 弱小国 (じゃくしょうこく) (jakushōkoku): minor power
  • 小国寡民 (しょうこくかみん) (shōkoku-kamin): small country with a small population

Proper noun

小国 (hiragana おぐに, rōmaji Oguni)

  1. A surname.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くに > ぐに
Grade: 2
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