連合国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
連	合	国
れん Grade: 4	ごう Grade: 2	こく Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spellings
聯合國 (kyūjitai) 聯合国 (dated)

 連合国 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

連合 (rengō, “union”) +‎ 国 (-koku, “country”). Compare Korean 연합국 (Yeonhapguk, “Allies”), Chinese 聯合國／联合国 (Liánhéguó, “United Nations”), Vietnamese Liên Hợp Quốc (“United Nations”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れんごーこく [rèńgóꜜòkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾẽ̞ŋɡo̞ːko̞kɯ̟]

Noun

連(れん)合(ごう)国(こく) • (rengōkoku) ^{←れんがふこく (rengafukoku)?}

1. ally; allied nation

Proper noun

連(れん)合(ごう)国(こく) • (Rengōkoku) ^{←れんがふこく (Rengafukoku)?}

1. (historical) the Allies

See also

• 枢(すう)軸(じく)国(こく) (Sūjikukoku)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN