合衆国

See also: 合众国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合	衆	国
がっ Grade: 2	しゅう Grade: 6	こく Grade: 2
kan’yōon	kan’on

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 合眾國, from 合 (“union”) +‎ 眾國 (“democratic state”), which is a calque of English United States, probably coined by Elijah Coleman Bridgman before 1844.[1] Soon rebracketed as 合 (がっ)衆 (しゅう) (gasshū, “assembly of people”) and 国 (こく) (koku).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がっしゅうこく [gàsshúꜜùkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]

IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɕːɯ̟ᵝːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

合衆国 (hiragana がっしゅうこく, rōmaji Gasshūkoku)

United States
United States of America (country)

Synonyms

米国 (べいこく) (Beikoku)
アメリカ (Amerika): America
アメリカ合衆国 (がっしゅうこく) (Amerika Gasshūkoku): United States of America

Derived terms

メキシコ合衆国 (がっしゅうこく) (Mekishiko Gasshūkoku): United Mexican States

References

Kengo Chiba, 訳語の意味変動 ― 日中韓における「合衆」, in 第4回漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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