フランス

フランス refers to France, a country in Western Europe. In Japanese culture, France is strongly associated with cuisine, fashion, and art, and many French loanwords have entered Japanese, especially in food and fashion vocabulary.

Etymology: From Portuguese/Dutch "França."

Compounds

• フランス語(ご): French language
• フランス人(じん): French person
• フランス料理(りょうり): French cuisine
• フランスパン: French bread (baguette)

The capital is パリ (Paris). The older kanji spelling 仏蘭西(ふらんす) is abbreviated to 仏(ふつ) in compounds like 日仏(にちふつ) (Japan-France).