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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.
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