共和国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 共和国 – see 共和國 (“republic”). (This term is the simplified form of 共和國).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
共	和	国
きょう Grade: 4	わ Grade: 3	こく Grade: 2
kan'on	goon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
共和國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 共和 (kyōwa, “shared harmony”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーわこく [kyòówáꜜkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːβ̞a̠ko̞kɯ̟]

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Noun

共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (kyōwakoku) 

1. republic (country)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• フィリピン共和国(きょうわこく) (Firipin Kyōwakoku): Republic of the Philippines
• 中華人民共和国(ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく) (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku): People's Republic of China)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 共和國／共和国 (gònghéguó) (see there for further descendants)
• → Korean: 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk)