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国色
国色
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 国色 – see 國色. (This term, 国色, is the simplified form of 國色.) |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 国 | 色 |
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こく Grade: 2 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 國色 (kwok srik, literally “nation + beauty”). Compare modern Mandarin 國色／国色 (guósè, “most beautiful woman of a country; peony”).
Pronunciation
Noun
国色 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 國色, hiragana こくしょく, romaji kokushoku)