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：2026/01/04
支那
Hiragana
しな
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
支那（しな）は、かつて東アジアにおける中国地域・中国国家を指す呼称。近代以降の日本語では、特に清朝期および中華民国期の中国を指すが、現在は多分に蔑称的・差別的な響きを持つとされ、公的にはほとんど用いられない。 / 歴史的文脈では、仏典漢訳語や西洋語 “China, Sinae” などに由来する地理的呼称として用いられたが、20世紀の政治情勢を経て、中華人民共和国・中華民国双方から不快・差別的呼称とみなされている。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしちゅうごくをさすことば。いまはつかわないほうがよい。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
中国（旧称，含贬义） / 对中国的贬称
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日語舊稱，帶貶義）中國 / 對中國的蔑稱
Korean Meaning
중국의 옛 명칭(일본 전전기에 사용, 현대에는 비하적) / 중국을 비하하여 부르는 말
Vietnamese Meaning
Trung Quốc (cách gọi cũ; nay bị coi là miệt thị)
Tagalog Meaning
lumang katawagan sa Tsina / peyoratibong tawag sa Tsina sa makabagong gamit
Sense（1）
(prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) China
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(prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) China
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支那
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Prewar historical documents sometimes refer to China by that name, and in modern times that usage can be perceived as derogatory.
Prewar historical documents sometimes refer to China by that name, and in modern times that usage can be perceived as derogatory.
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戦前の史料には支那と表記されていることがあり、現代ではその用法は侮蔑的と受け取られることがある。
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