希臘

See also: 希腊

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (希臘)
simp. (希腊)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), probably via Cantonese.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

希臘

  1. Greece

Synonyms

  • (dated, Min Dong) 希利尼

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘 which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕa̠]
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕia̠]

Proper noun

希臘 (katakana ギリシャ, rōmaji Girisha, alternative reading ギリシア, rōmaji Girishia)

  1. Rare spelling of ギリシャ (Greece).
  2. Rare spelling of ギリシア (Greece).

Usage notes

The first character as an abbreviation () is more common than the full kanji spelling.


Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

希臘 (Huirap) (hangeul 희랍)

  1. Hanja form? of 희랍 (Greece).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Proper noun

希臘

  1. Hán tự form of Hi Lạp (Greece).
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