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：2026/01/09
八島国
Hiragana
やしまのくに
Noun
Japanese Meaning
日本の古風・雅語的表現としての呼称で、「八つの島からなる国」の意。古代日本を美称していう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんのなまえでたくさんのしまからなるくにをいうふるいいいかた
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本的古称、雅称 / 多岛之国（指日本）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本 / 日本的古稱，意為「八座島之國」
Korean Meaning
일본 / 일본을 이르는 옛 말 / 여덟 섬으로 이루어진 나라라는 뜻의 일본 별칭
Indonesian
Jepang / sebutan puitis/kuno: Negeri Delapan Pulau (untuk Jepang)
Vietnamese Meaning
Nhật Bản (tên gọi cổ, thi ca) / Tên cổ nghĩa là “nước tám đảo” chỉ Nhật Bản
Tagalog Meaning
Hapon / makalumang o poetikong tawag sa Hapon / “lupain ng walong pulo,” sinaunang bansag sa Hapon
Sense（1）
Japan
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（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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I was born and raised in Japan.
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私は八島国で生まれ育ちました。
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