フィリピン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
比律賓 (obsolete) 菲律賓 (obsolete)

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フィリピン

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Alternative forms

• (obsolete) フィリッピン (Firippin), ヒリピン (Hiripin), ヒリッピン (Hirippin)
• (obsolete) 比律賓(フィリピン) (firipin, “Philippines”)
• (abbreviation) 比(ひ) (Hi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フィリピン [fíꜜrìpìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸʲiɾʲipʲĩɴ]

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Proper noun

フィリピン • (Firipin) 

1. the Philippines

Related terms

• フィリピン諸島(しょとう) (firipin shotō, “Philippine Islands”)
  • 比律賓諸島(フィリピンしょとう) (firipin shotō, “Philippine Islands”)
    • 比島(ひとう) (hi tō, “Philippine Islands”)
• 呂宋(るそん) (ruson, “Luzon; Philippines”)

References

1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN