中国
ちゅうごく · chuugoku (also spelled chugoku)
China
- Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
- central part of a country, main region
- province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
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What does 中国 mean?
China. It can also mean: Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country, main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system).
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ちゅうごく (chuugoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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