希臘
See also: 希腊
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (希臘) | 希 | 臘 | |
simp. (希腊) | 希 | 腊 |
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), probably via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (dated, Min Dong) 希利尼
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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希 | 臘 |
Grade: 4 | Hyōgaiji |
Irregular |
Etymology
The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘 which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.
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