Japanese

Alternative forms

• 露西亜 (obsolete)

Proper noun

ロシア ‎(romaji Roshia)

1. Russia

Synonyms

• 露國, 露国 (ろこく, ​Rokoku) (obsolete)
• 魯國, 魯国 (ろこく, ​Rokoku) (now considered rather offensive)

Derived terms

• ロシア人 (ろしあじん, ​Roshiajin): Russian person, Russian people
• ロシア語 (ろしあご, ​Roshiago): Russian language
• ロシア連邦 (ろしあれんぽう, ​Roshia Renpō): Russian Federation (co-official name for Russia)

See also

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

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
3. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9