Japanese

Alternative forms

• 魯國, 魯国 (now considered rather offensive)

Proper noun

露国 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 露國, hiragana ろこく, romaji Rokoku)

1. (obsolete) Russia
   • 1904 or 1905, 小林清親, 百撰百笑

     露國 (ろこく)の海陸軍 (かいりくぐん)は、日本軍 (にほんぐん)に一度 (いちど)も勝 (か)つ事 (こと)なく、…

     Rokoku no kairikugun wa, Nihongun ni ichido mo katsu koto naku, …

     Russia's navy and army is, without winning against the Japanese army even once, […]

Synonyms

• ロシア ‎(Roshia)

See also

• 露 (ろ) ‎(Ro), ロ ‎(Ro): Russia, Russo- (abbreviation)