三国

さんごく

Meanings

1. Noun three countries
2. Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE) See also: 魏 (ぎ). See also: 蜀 (しょく). See also: 豆汁 (ご).
3. Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE) See also: 新羅 (しらぎ). See also: 百済 (くだら). See also: 高句麗 (こうくり).
4. Japan, China and India; Japan, Korea and China; the whole world

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 国 country. Read as コク.

Words containing 三国

• 三国志 (さんごくし) Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
• 三国人 (さんごくじん) national of a third country
• 三国一 (さんごくいち) unparalleled in Japan, China and India

And 12 more.

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