Japanese word

英国

Pronunciation

Romajieikoku

Meaning

  • nounBritain

Example

私は英国の文化を学びます。watashi wa ei koku no bun ka o mana bi ma su

I study the culture of Britain.

Illustration for 英国 (Britain)

More examples

友人はいつか英国に住みたいと言っています。yū jin wa i tsu ka ei koku ni su mi ta i to i tte i ma su

My friend says that they want to live in Britain someday.

Common phrases

  • 英国に住むei koku ni su mu

    live in Britain

  • 英国へ行くei koku e i ku

    go to Britain

  • 英国から来るei koku ka ra ku ru

    come from Britain

Similar words

イギリスigirisu: An informal name for the United Kingdom used in everyday speech.

Definition in Japanese

ヨーロッパ北西部の島国で、イングランド、スコットランド、ウェールズなどから成る国を指す呼び名。yō ro ppa hoku sei bu no shima guni de i n gu ra n do su ko tto ra n do wē ru zu na do ka ra na ru kuni o sa su yo bi na

Word origin

英国 (Eikoku) comes from shortening 英吉利国 (Igirisukoku), an older Japanese expression for Britain, to 英 (ei, "Britain") plus 国 (koku, "country").

Usage tips

  • The adjective British covers people and things from the United Kingdom, whereas English refers specifically to England, so the two adjectives are not interchangeable.

Other meanings

  • United Kingdomnoun

Related words

  • 英国人eikokuninBritish personnoun
  • 英国的eikokutekiBritishna-adjective

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