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country name; name of a country
The official or commonly used name of a nation or country. Frequently encountered in forms, documents, maps, and educational materials.
国名を漢字で書いてください。
Please write the country name in kanji.
この地図には国名が英語と日本語の両方で表示されている。
On this map, country names are displayed in both English and Japanese.
独立後に国名を変更した国は少なくない。
There are not a few countries that changed their country name after independence.
Composed of 国 (country, nation) and 名 (name). A straightforward compound used in contexts where countries are being listed, referenced, or compared by name.
In Japanese, many country names have both a kanji abbreviation (used in formal or traditional contexts) and a katakana rendering (based on the native-language pronunciation). For example, America is 米国 in kanji and アメリカ in katakana.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 国名を書く: to write a country name
- 国名を変更する: to change a country name
- 正式国名: official country name
- 略称国名: abbreviated country name
- 国名一覧: list of country names
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 国号: national title — more formal term often used in historical or official contexts for a country's formal designation
- 国の名前: name of a country — everyday phrasing with the same meaning but less formal than 国名